Installing a signed SSL Certificate with cPanel
You should receive an email/link providing your signed SSL Certificate from the signing authority. Typically the email will provide a text copy or a .zip including files that can be opened with any text editor to see formatted text similar to this:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIDIzCCAgugAwIBAgIFAOUYN94wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwKjEOMAwGA1UEAwwF a2Iua2gxGDAWBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWCXNzbEBrYi5raDAeFw0xNDA5MTIyMjU3MjJa Fw0xNTA5MTIyMjU3MjJaMCoxDjAMBgNVBAMMBWtiLmtoMRgwFgYJKoZIhvcNAQkB Fglzc2xAa2Iua2gwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEKAoIBAQDgvNH9 VodIT7oR1luOgdhw6kKzS/x4IOK7ITS9Hwv9yFl/ImjpjbGBPkqK5fJTCsN/4Z0j [...four lines truncated...] +bI2aTAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBRvcczvcrGDvt14+9zB/I0M+bI2aTAMBgNVHRMEBTAD AQH/MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA4IBAQBnDGqWn/a+/qpBzCbFW/868f3x3P17mBdZ OSrW/KG9FeRYAAvY1LO3IoEVVQEzfsdduR5Xxk+cChyeaQoYzJ3glIUvVXivEjxx 9x3DjvZjnWKVRc/TK2FFdTCAF301IikGo2orbFJOeRQeoMnNbd/jVUJNmS6C0uT9 A45ZxkFP8C+Nb8vNqxaDBrufHfcBrFM0aRxkDOQn3SuJEKM46etrNY+6ionWMPQc KErTL8A+9Ie+PtH2XpJeh2kOsZ3fdYnkHgLMvp7JVeNw3qoHdsLk/HrNZ1B29u2e RTDbJnKKxHW6NBJJn4oLkzGfy9WtP3Jt0p7A6SPg3PCZvwefBXbM -----END CERTIFICATE-----
This is the signed SSL Certificate that you'll use for installing.
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Login to your cPanel front end as the cPanel user or reseller owning the domain you wish to create a CSR/SSL for.
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https:<yourserversip>:2083 or http:<yourserversip>:2082
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In the top search box (may be on the left depending what cPanel theme you use) enter 'SSL' in the box, or scroll down to the SSL/TLS icon, under "Security". Select the "SSL/TLS" icon to proceed.
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You should now see a list of options to choose from to proceed.
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Click the "Manage SSL sites" link, under "Install and Manage SSL for your site (HTTPS)".
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You'll be redirected to the next page for installing the SSL Certificate.
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Scroll down on the page until you see the domain drop down box.
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Select the correct corresponding domain name for the SSL Certificate.
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Paste the signed SSL Certificate text (as referenced originally in this article) in the empty box denoting, "Certificate (CRT)".
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Once pasting the certificate text in this box, an optional button may appear, "Autofill by Certificate", you may choose that as well.
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The Private Key should be automatically pasted/matched into the next box, however, if not leaving it blank should still find the corresponding key if to proper original steps were followed.
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The BUNDLE is also optional, however, if your Certificate Authority provided a bundle in your email and suggests it, this is where you would paste it.
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Click the "Install Certificate" button!
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You'll be greeted with a notification confirming your SSL Certificate installation.
That was easy, eh?
