Installing an SSL certificate

[cdamianou]

Hi all

 

I was wondering. How easy is it to install an SSL certificate?

[♥Vger]

If your site is on a shared server you need a dedicated ip address for your website.

 

Then you need to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).

 

Once you have the CSR you need to go and buy a certificate.

 

Then you need to import the certificate text using the 'Import' function in the SSL part of your hosting control panel.

 

Each hosting package is different, so you may not be able to do this at all.

 

Vger

[cdamianou]

thanks for your reply Vger

 

This might sound like a silly question but were do you request a CSR?

[♥Vger]

You generate a CSR from within your web hosting control panel,under the SSL link.

 

If there is no SSL link then either your site does not have its own dedicated ip address or else your current web host does not allow you to install certificates yourself - and will only install for you - for a fee!

 

Vger

[cdamianou]

Thanks Vger

 

I have an SSL link in my control panel to install SSL i believ.

 

Now to purchase an SSL certificate. Any suggestions? Also one i have an SSL certifictae is their anything that needs to be done to oscommerce for this to work?

[♥Vger]

I'd suggest Geotrust Express SSL. www.ev1servers.net supply them.

 

Once purchased and installed then either Apache or IIS needs to be rebooted for the change to be recognised. Get your host to reboot, and if they say theirs don't need to be rebooted - get them to do it anyway.

 

You need to edit both configure.php files, setting enable_ssl to true in both and entering your https pathways.

 

Vger

[cdamianou]

Vger so their is no coding involved. Thats good news. For some reason i thought allot of coding needed to be done.

[g7star]

Thank you guys. It's been great help.

I am to purchase an SSL certificate and my hosting company suggests www.instantssl.com.

Well, would it be matter?

I need to study on SSL certificate but for now it seems what I need is just the CRT text??

Which case, the location wouldn't matter (because hosting company's server doesn't need to communicate with their server??)

 

Thank you in advance.