{"id":5259,"date":"2019-05-06T08:59:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T08:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=5259"},"modified":"2019-05-06T08:59:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T08:59:59","slug":"activate-paid-ssl-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/activate-paid-ssl-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Activate the Paid SSL Certificate on Your Website Using cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you installed SSL certificate on your website? If no, it\u2019s not too late to install the SSL certificate on your website.<\/p>\n<p>An SSL not only helps in securing your website but also secures the vital data such as credit\/debit card information, personal information, bank details, etc. shared by your customers.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it also helps in improving your website rankings in Google and boosts the performance via the use of HTTP\/2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check the below steps to install SSL certificate on your website using cPanel:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prior to moving to the steps, you need to have a <strong>private key<\/strong>, a <strong>CSR<\/strong> and <strong>SSL installed<\/strong> on your account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Go to the <strong>cPanel SSL\/TLS Manager<\/strong>. Click on the title <strong>Install and Manage SSL for your site (HTTPS)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SSL-TLS-manager-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SSL-TLS-manager-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SSL-TLS-manager-min.png 448w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SSL-TLS-manager-min-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/install-and-manage-ssl-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/install-and-manage-ssl-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/install-and-manage-ssl-min.png 703w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/install-and-manage-ssl-min-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Navigate to <strong>Domain<\/strong> and from the drop-down menu, select the domain on which you want to install an SSL certificate and click on <strong>Autofill by Domain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/domain-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/domain-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/domain-min.png 665w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/domain-min-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> In this case, you will see a warning saying that the <strong>Issuer is self-signed<\/strong>. But don\u2019t worry about it. If you have installed a 3rd party verified certificate you won\u2019t see this warning.<\/p>\n<p>Now, click on <strong>Install Certificate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Install-lets-encrypt-ssl4-min.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Install-lets-encrypt-ssl4-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Install-lets-encrypt-ssl4-min.png 730w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Install-lets-encrypt-ssl4-min-256x300.png 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You will get a message confirming the installation of SSL certificate. So, it\u2019s very easy to activate SSL certificate using cPanel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you installed SSL certificate on your website? If no, it\u2019s not too late to install the SSL certificate on your website. An SSL not only helps in securing your website but also secures the vital data such as credit\/debit card information, personal information, bank details, etc. shared by your customers. 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