Enabling SSL on your Website

With the new security protocols and requirements the world is seeing now, SSL certificates are becoming more in demand to keep the site secure.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a standard security protocol for creating secured links between a web server and a browser in an online communication. All this means is that any information collect on your website is encrypted nd protected.

You only need to worry about using this if your website collects private information like credit card payments, email addresses, etc.

What you first need to do is install an SSL certificate on your website. You can do this through any 3rd party website that installs it or you should be able to get one through your hosting company.

Once that certificate is installed, you can put this code in your .htaccess file to turn your domain into an https:// instead of a http://

Here is the code:

# Force SSL connections
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule .* https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [NE,R,L]

There is a guide on how to install and auto-renew Let's encrypt SSL, it is useful to the non-technical person.

Click on SSL/TLS under Security in cPanel.
Under Install and Manage SSL for your site (HTTPS), click on Manage SSL sites.
Under Install an SSL Website, click on Browse Certificates.
Select the SSL certificate to activate.

You can check this link to enable SSL certificate for your server: https://hoststud.com/resources/enabl...d-servers.217/

You can also check free SSL certificates : https://hoststud.com/resources/free-...r-website.366/

Go to the Websites & Domains tab.
In the section for the domain name you want to use, click Show More.
Click Hosting Settings.
In the Security section, select SSL support.
Select the Certificate you created, and then click OK.

Setting up HTTPS on your website is very easy, just follow these 5 simple steps:

Host with a dedicated IP address
Buy a certificate
Activate the certificate
Install the certificate
Update your site to use HTTPS