How to Add SSL Certificate to cPanel From Scratch

Post date: Apr 28, 2016 9:2:41 AM

To be used in the situation where an SSL certificate needs updated or created.

1. Go to Godaddy.com

2. Login using details from here

3. Click Manage SSL Certificates using the dropdown at the top. You will be taken to the following page

5. Either click NEW, or select an existing as required

6. When you create new you will be asked to provide a CSR. This is generated by WHM for the domain.

7. So, go to WHM (Golf)

8. Navigate to Generate a SSL certificate and signing request

9. It is best to get the system to send you a copy of the request, because you will need the key out of it later when the certificate has been approved.

11. You need to fill out the following:

You’ll notice that this example uses a wildcard domain to allow use of the cert on all subdomains

The details should be set to our Head Office address to allow uniformity.

For the passphrase, DO NOT USE any of our standard passwords as these would be visible on the request for this example I used adxbahyde

12. OK So we need to copy the signing request into GoDaddy, so select ALL of the signing request and copy.

13. Then paste it into the GoDaddy CSR request form, it should automatically detect the domain name

14. Submit it when ready

Go Daddy will then take some time to verify the certificate.

After the domain has been verified by GoDaddy

An email will be sent to mail@adxba.co.uk with confirmation that it has been issued.

15. Go back and login to GoDaddy and select the certificate and you will end up with this screen

Validating the Certificate with WHM

16. Download it and select apache

Open the zip file and it should have the CRT which validates it against WHM

17. Go back into WHM, and then Install an SSL Certificate on a Domain

Installing the CRT onto the Domain

18. Open the CRT file with the random name in notepad etc..

19. Copy the text within notepad to the clipboard.

20. Paste it into the Certificate box in WHM

Certificate Authority Bundle can be left blank

21. Click Install

22. If you go into Manage SSL Hosts in WHM, the host should show as verified with the expiry date

Simple! :D