Installing the SSL certificate is quite simple, you can use our handy Clipboard method to simply cut & paste the certificate into the boxes provided.
- Select "Websites" from top menu
- Click on the domain name you wish to install the SSL certificate on
- Click on "Web Hosting Settings"
- Select the "SSL" Tab
- Click on the "Install New Certificate" button
- Choose "Clipboard" as the install from method
- Copy & paste in the certificate contents into the Certificate box (including the begin & end tags -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- -----END CERTIFICATE----- )
- Copy & paste the Private key used for generating the CSR into the Private Key box (including the Begin and end tags -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----)
- Click "Next" and "Finish"
For new certificates or if instructed to by your Certification authority, you may also have to add an Intermediate or CA certificate:
- Click on the "Add New CA certificate" button
- Choose "Clipboard" as the install from method
- Copy & paste in the intermediate or CA certificate contents into the CA Certificate box
- Click "Next" and "Finish"
You can then test the SSL certificate by visiting the site using https://
The page should display without any SSL Error warnings as long as all links within the page either use https:// or are protocol agnostic (//) or are relative links.
