Category: SSL & HTTPS
Installing an SSL certificate on Plesk
After generating an SSL certificate using Really Simple SSL 5.0, the SSL certificate needs to be installed. Automatic installation Really Simple SSL can install the certificate automatically for you on cPanel, if the Plesk API is available. Really Simple SSL will detect if this is the case, and guide you through the required steps. If automatic installation is not possible, you can do this manually. Manual installation To install an SSL certificate on Plesk, open your Plesk control panel and
Installing SSL on Subfolders
It’s not possible to install an SSL Certificate on a subfolder. To enable SSL on a subfolder you can install an SSL Certificate on your root domain. As soon as you have that installed, you also have SSL on your subfolder. The only thing left to do now is to activate SSL in Really Simple SSL. Important A subfolder is different from a subdomain. The latter needs a wildcard to receive an SSL Certificate, while a subfolder can use the
Let’s Encrypt authorization with DNS
When installing a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate for your WordPress website, Really Simple SSL will by default handle the authorisation with a directory challenge. A file with a key will be created in the .well-known/acme-challenge directory. This is the easiest method, and can be handled automatically in most cases. In some situations, this is not possible. For example if you need a wildcard SSL certificate (for multisite) or if your hosting provider blocks the creation of the directory and file,
The Authorization Header is Missing
Since WordPress 5.6 we’ve been getting reports that users get an error message like this: “The Authorization Header is Missing”. The problem appears to be that Apache does not automatically send authorization headers. If that happens, the header has to be enabled in the virtual host file. I can’t say for sure that is has anything to do with the WordPress 5.6 update, we only noted that users are reporting it since then. Please note that this has nothing to
Fixing SSL Incomplete certificate chain error
What impact does the “Incomplete Certificate Chain” error have on your website? A missing chain certificate can indirectly cause problems related to the security of your website, and could impact your visitors’ ability to reach your website on certain mobile devices (mostly Android). Fortunately, your hosting provider/certificate supplier can easily fix the Incomplete Certificate Chain for you. Still, it might be interesting to know why this occurs in the first place. Chain of Trust: When is a certificate considered trustworthy?