{"id":1498,"date":"2023-09-12T03:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostmate.com.au\/hosting\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2023-09-12T04:07:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:07:13","slug":"how-to-install-ssl-on-a-domain-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostmate.com.au\/hosting\/how-to-install-ssl-on-a-domain-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install SSL on a Domain in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1498\" class=\"elementor elementor-1498\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d82fdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d82fdf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58bc586\" data-id=\"58bc586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10334e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"10334e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/rn4UGJ3O1mA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec3e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec3e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Requirements for us to install your SSL:<\/h3><p>For SSL to be installed on a domain, the domain must be pointing to our servers. This is required for the SSL to be authorised by the SSL provider. To point a domain to our servers the nameservers for that domain must be set to our nameservers or the A Record for that domain must be pointing to our server IP address.<\/p><h3>Procedure:<\/h3><ol><li>Ensure your domain is pointing to our server either using the domain nameservers we provide or via the server IP address.<\/li><li>Login to cPanel.<\/li><li>Go to the <b>SSL\/TLS Status<\/b> page in the Security section.<\/li><li>Click the <b>Run AutoSSL<\/b> button.<\/li><li>Refresh the page to check if the SSL has been installed before the Run AutoSSL button has completed\/stopped spinning.<\/li><li>In cPanel go to &#8220;WordPress Manager by Softaculous&#8221; and install your new WordPress using the <b>https:\/\/<\/b> dropbox option or update your existing WordPress installation to use the SSL by logging into WordPress admin and go to Settings \u279c General in left menu and ensure the\u00a0WordPress Address (URL) and the Site Address (URL) both have the &#8220;s&#8221; in the &#8220;http&#8221; part. eg. <b>https<\/b>:\/\/mydomain.com.au, then click Save Changes at bottom of page.<br \/><br \/>Note: Some links or images you have added into the page content may also need to be manually updated to include the &#8220;s&#8221;.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Requirements for us to install your SSL: For SSL to be installed on a domain, the domain must be pointing to our servers. 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