check for the HTTPS server in a manner similar to how we check for the HTTP

    if($verbose) {

        print "CMD: $cmd\n";

    }

    sleep(1);

    for(1 .. 30) {

        $pid=checkserver($HTTPSPIDFILE);

        # verify that our HTTPS server is up and running:

        $cmd="$CURL --silent --insecure \"https://$HOSTIP:$HTTPSPORT/verifiedserver\" 2>/dev/null";

        if($verbose) {

            print "CMD: $cmd\n";

        }

        if($pid <= 0) {

        my $data=`$cmd`;

        if ( $data =~ /WE ROOLZ: (\d+)/ ) {

            $pid = 0+$1;

            last;

        }

        if($verbose) {

            print STDERR "RUN: waiting one sec for HTTPS server\n";

        }

        sleep(1);

    }

        else {

            last;

        }

    }

    return $pid;

}