diff --git a/net/proftpd/Portfile b/net/proftpd/Portfile
index 5bb11393448e7..665f6239044e7 100644
--- a/net/proftpd/Portfile
+++ b/net/proftpd/Portfile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ PortGroup           legacysupport 1.1
 legacysupport.newest_darwin_requires_legacy 10
 
 name                proftpd
-version             1.3.8b
+version             1.3.8c
 revision            0
-checksums           rmd160  c5b29f1198beaec2a1191059b56f765b417ab904 \
-                    sha256  183ab7c6107de271a2959ff268f55c9b6c76b2cf0029e6584fccc019686601e0 \
-                    size    19752808
+checksums           rmd160  133e55d2d58f6478aa6e4079b656be81caf63e1c \
+                    sha256  2a48f2ca338456e750d2373bf671025ed799e04e0baa16c7bb8dbfd67d8734d2 \
+                    size    19751847
 
 categories          net
 license             GPL-2+
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ depends_lib         port:libidn \
 
 patchfiles          dynamic_lookup-11.patch
 
-configure.args      --sysconfdir=${prefix}/etc \
-                    --localstatedir=${prefix}/var/run \
+configure.args      --sysconfdir=${prefix}/etc/${name} \
+                    --localstatedir=${prefix}/var/run/${name} \
                     --mandir=${prefix}/share/man \
                     --enable-ctrls \
                     --enable-dso \
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ set modules [list mod_tls mod_sftp mod_sftp_pam mod_ban mod_ctrls_admin \
 set includes {}
 set libs {}
 pre-configure {
+    if {[lsearch -glob $modules mod_sql_*]} {
+        lappend modules mod_sql mod_sql_passwd
+        configure.args-append   --enable-openssl
+    }
     configure.args-append --with-modules=[join $modules :]
     configure.args-append --with-shared=[join $modules :]
     if {$includes != {}} {
@@ -69,45 +73,67 @@ pre-configure {
 
 pre-destroot {
     reinplace "s|nogroup|nobody|g" ${worksrcpath}/sample-configurations/basic.conf
-    xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/var/run/proftpd
-    touch ${destroot}${prefix}/var/run/proftpd/proftpd.scoreboard
+    xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${prefix}/var/run/${name}
+    touch ${destroot}${prefix}/var/run/${name}/${name}.scoreboard
 }
 
 post-destroot {
-    move ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/proftpd.conf ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/proftpd.conf.dist
-    move ${destroot}${prefix}/var/run/proftpd/proftpd.scoreboard ${destroot}${prefix}/var/run/proftpd/proftpd.scoreboard.dist
+    move ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/${name}.conf ${destroot}${prefix}/etc/${name}/${name}.conf.dist
+    move ${destroot}${prefix}/var/run/${name}/${name}.scoreboard ${destroot}${prefix}/var/run/${name}/${name}.scoreboard.dist
 }
 
 post-activate {
-    if {![file exists ${prefix}/etc/proftpd.conf]} {
-        copy ${prefix}/etc/proftpd.conf.dist ${prefix}/etc/proftpd.conf
+    # move the .conf from an old install
+    if {[file exists ${prefix}/etc/${name}.conf]} {
+        move ${prefix}/etc/${name}.conf ${prefix}/etc/${name}/${name}.conf
+    }
+    if {![file exists ${prefix}/etc/${name}/${name}.conf]} {
+        copy ${prefix}/etc/${name}/${name}.conf.dist ${prefix}/etc/${name}/${name}.conf
     }
 }
 
-variant mysql57 conflicts postgresql11 sqlite3 description {Build with mysql 5.7 support} {
-    depends_lib-append   port:mysql57
-    lappend modules mod_sql mod_sql_mysql
-    lappend includes ${prefix}/include/mysql57/mysql
-    lappend libs ${prefix}/lib/mysql57/mysql
+variant mysql57 conflicts mysql8 postgresql11 postgresql17 sqlite3 description {Build with mysql 5.7 support} {
+    set my_db mysql57
+    depends_lib-append      port:${my_db}
+    lappend modules mod_sql_mysql
+    lappend includes ${prefix}/include/${my_db}/mysql
+    lappend libs ${prefix}/lib/${my_db}/mysql
+}
+
+variant mysql8 conflicts mysql57 postgresql11 postgresql17 sqlite3 description {Build with mysql 8 support} {
+    set my_db mysql8
+    depends_lib-append      port:${my_db}
+    lappend modules mod_sql_mysql
+    lappend includes ${prefix}/include/${my_db}/mysql
+    lappend libs ${prefix}/lib/${my_db}/mysql
+}
+
+variant postgresql11 conflicts mysql57 mysql8 sqlite3 postgresql17 description {Build with PostgreSQL 11 support} {
+    set my_db postgresql11
+    depends_lib-append      port:${my_db}
+    lappend modules mod_sql_postgres
+    lappend includes ${prefix}/include/${my_db}
+    lappend libs ${prefix}/lib/${my_db}
 }
 
-variant postgresql11 conflicts mysql57 sqlite3 description {Build with PostgreSQL 11 support} {
-    depends_lib-append      port:postgresql11
-    lappend modules mod_sql mod_sql_postgres
-    lappend includes ${prefix}/include/postgresql11
-    lappend libs ${prefix}/lib/postgresql11
+variant postgresql17 conflicts mysql57 mysql8 postgresql11 sqlite3 description {Build with PostgreSQL 17 support} {
+    set my_db postgresql17
+    depends_lib-append      port:${my_db}
+    lappend modules mod_sql_postgres
+    lappend includes ${prefix}/include/${my_db}
+    lappend libs ${prefix}/lib/${my_db}
 }
 
-variant sqlite3 conflicts mysql57 postgresql11 description {Build with sqlite3 support} {
+variant sqlite3 conflicts mysql57 mysql8 postgresql11 postgresql17 description {Build with sqlite3 support} {
     depends_lib-append      port:sqlite3
-    lappend modules mod_sql mod_sql_sqlite
+    lappend modules mod_sql_sqlite
 }
 
-variant quotatab description {Build with SQL quota support} {
-    lappend modules mod_quotatab mod_quotatab_sql
+variant quotasql description {Build with SQL quota support} {
+    lappend modules mod_quotatab_sql
 }
 
 startupitem.create  yes
-startupitem.start   "${prefix}/sbin/proftpd"
-startupitem.restart "/bin/kill -HUP \$(/bin/cat ${prefix}/var/run/proftpd.pid)"
-startupitem.stop    "/bin/kill -15 \$(/bin/cat ${prefix}/var/run/proftpd.pid)"
+startupitem.start   "${prefix}/sbin/${name}"
+startupitem.restart "/bin/kill -HUP \$(/bin/cat ${prefix}/var/run/${name}/${name}.pid)"
+startupitem.stop    "/bin/kill -15 \$(/bin/cat ${prefix}/var/run/${name}/${name}.pid)"
diff --git a/net/proftpd/files/-Wimplicit-function-declaration b/net/proftpd/files/-Wimplicit-function-declaration
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..30e20bc0669be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/proftpd/files/-Wimplicit-function-declaration
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Warning: Configuration logfiles contain indications of -Wimplicit-function-declaration; check that features were not accidentally disabled:
+  crypt: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  gethostbyname: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  inet_aton: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  gethostent: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  bind: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  authenticate: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  loginfailed: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  loginsuccess: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  acl_get_perm: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  send_file: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  lgetxattr: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  llistxattr: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  lremovexattr: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  lsetxattr: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  make_scrambled_password: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  make_scrambled_password_323: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  my_make_scrambled_password: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  my_make_scrambled_password_323: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log
+  SSLeay_add_all_algorithms: found in proftpd-1.3.8c/config.log, proftpd-1.3.8c/contrib/mod_sftp/config.log