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Before installing the SSL Certificate you should know Who needs an SSL certificate?

SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer. It is used to keep the data safe shared between user’s computers and the server in an encrypted format. If you are going to accept or process secure information from your website, such as online credit card payments, or any other sensitive information, then you will need an SSL certificate.

Procedure to install SSL Certificate:

To install an SSL Certificate you must follow the steps in the articles for “Steps to Generate Key for SSL Certificate” as well as “Steps to Generate a CSR“. You are also need a Dedicated IP number.

If you have you have already generated the KEY, CSR file & purchased your SSL Certificate then you’re ready for the last steps to get your SSL Certificate online.

1. Log into the control panel on your domain

2. Depending on your version of cPanel, you will have one of two icons. Click on the SSL Installer icon (cPanel 10)
OR
Click on SSL/TLS Manager icon, and then click on Setup a SSL Certificate to Work with your Site. (cPanel 11)

3. Choose the domain you wish to install from the drop down menu at the top

Please note that if you are replacing an existing certificate, please uninstall the old certificate first by clicking the Delete Host button at the top of the page.

4. In the first section you will need to paste the CRT file that you received from the company you purchased your SSL Certificate.

5. The KEY file (second section) should automatically show up.
If it does not, you can click FETCH and it will import.
If it does not, you will need to paste a copy of your KEY file into this section.

6. The last part is the .CA file. This is a Certificate Authority file. Some SSL Companies provide this. If yours does, you need to paste the contents of the CA file into this section.

7. Click the “Do It” button (or “Install Certificate”) and wait.

Your SSL Certificate should now be installed. To test it, go to https://www.yourdomainname.com

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To generate a CSR (i.e. Certificate Signing Requests) one should have a Dedicated IP number and a generated Key file. In order to generate the Key file, please follow this article “Steps to Generate Key for SSL Certificate“.

1. To generate the CSR click on “SSL Manager” (or “SSL/TLS Manager”)

2. Click on Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) (or “Generate, view, or delete SSL certificate signing requests”)

3. For the HOST, choose the domain name that you’ve generated the KEY for. Be sure to select the www version if you wish to install the certificate using www.

Please note that if you made a key for www.yourdomain.com, you will need to include the www here. If the key was for secure.yourdomain.com, you will need to include that here. If you made the key for just yourdomain.com without a www, please be sure to type that.

If you are not able to select www.yourdomain.com in the list, it means you probably did not add (www) to the key you generated. If you need www in the certificate and can’t select your www.domain.com from the list, please go back now and get a fresh key with the www. 

4. Then fill out the rest of the form with the proper information.

5. Click on Generate

Store this information in a text file on your PC. You will need this information when you purchase your SSL Certificate. Once you have your SSL certificate, get your generated Key, CA bundle & CRT files, and follow this article “Steps to Install the SSL Certificate via Cpanel”.

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