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How to Install an SSL Certificate on WHM/cPanel

Need help installing an SSL Certificate on your WHM/cPanel? Check out this tutorial to get you started with installing your Comodo SSL Certificate.

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The installation process of the Comodo SSL Certificate is quite easy and need not any special training. If you want to use a digital certificate on WHM, but don’t know where to start. Here are the basic guidelines and easy-to-follow process to install SSL Certificate on WHM/cPanel.

Installation Procedure of Comodo SSL Certificate Using WHM/cPanel Steps

Note: Only the administrator is able to install the certificate. If you are not an administrator, then you will have to get in touch with your admin to do so.

Note: You must have a certificate signing request (CSR) before proceeding with the installation procedure. You will need to generate a CSR if you don’t have it.

Step 1: Log in to your cPanel account.

Step 2: Go to the security section and click on the SSL/TLS Manager.

SSL/TLS Manager - WHM/Cpanel

Step 3: Go to Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates.

Certificate (CRT)

Step 4: Now, go to the Upload a New Certificate section. Here, you should upload the CRT.

For uploading the CRT file, you have two options.

The first option involves uploading the CRT file. You can browse the CRT file from the stored location. The CRT file will be named ‘yourdomainname.crt.’

As far as the second option is concerned, you can paste the contents of the CRT file in the Upload a New Certificate box. Paste everything starting from —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– and —–END CERTIFICATE—– in the Certificate: (CRT) region.

Step 5: Click on the upload button.

Next, you will activate the SSL Certificate. Here is how to do it:

Step 6: Now, go to WHM/cPanel and click on Manage SSL Sites under Install and Manage SSL for your Site (HTTPS).

Manage SSL Sites - WHM/Cpanel

Step 7: Having uploaded the CRT in the previous step, the next step is to upload the Private Key and Certificate Authority Bundle (CABUNDLE). There are two ways to do this. You can either do it by selecting the domain from the drop-down and clicking on Autofill or you can do it manually by pasting the contents in the respective boxes

Private Key and CABUNDLE

If the CABUNDLE is not uploaded automatically, you should paste it in the box.

CABUNDLE

Step 8: Click on the Install Certificate button.

Your SSL certificate is now installed. Now that you have successfully migrated from HTTP to HTTPS, you need to make some changes to your site. Here is how to do it.

SSL Successfully Installed

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