Category: SSL Installation
About our General Settings
Redirect method This setting allows you to determine how to implement the Really Simple SSL 301 redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. No redirect – Prevents Really Simple SSL from adding any redirects. Use when you prefer to manually add redirects or using a different plugin 301 PHP redirect – Only use if your server doesn’t utilize .htaccess and if your site isn’t relying on caching mechanisms (like most WordPress websites). 301 .htaccess redirect – The recommended value for Apache servers
Converting a private.pem private key to an private.key RSA private key
On some hosting environments, you are asked to provide an RSA private key, usually in the private.key format. PHP does not offer an easy way to generate this, but on the command line this can be done very simply. Open the terminal on your computer, then type the following (private.pem should be the path to the actual file): openssl rsa -in private.pem -out private.key The new private.key will will now be generated.
Hosting Providers with Free SSL
Below you will find a list of known free SSL certificates per hosting provider. If your hosting provider is not listed, but does offer free SSL Please let us know. Known hosting providers with free certificates Hosting Providers Contabo Contabo’s SSL certificates are activated by default. If this is not the case on rare occasions, you can enable SSL in your hosting panel (cPanel) with AutoSSL. Activated by default and available in cPanel if needed. Instructions can be found here.
Installing SSL on cPanel
Installing a Let’s Encrypt certificate on cPanel After generating an SSL certificate using Really Simple Security (v5 and upwards), the SSL certificate needs to be installed on your server. This is typically done through a hosting control panel like cPanel. Automatic installation In most cases Really Simple Security can install the certificate automatically for you on cPanel. To be able to do this, the cPanel API or shell functionality should be available. Really Simple Security will detect if this is the
Installing an SSL certificate on GoDaddy
Really Simple Security can generate a free Let’s Encrypt certificate for most GoDaddy environments. If you do not see the below sections on GoDaddy, we recommend reaching out to their support team to help you enable an SSL certificate. Some GoDaddy plans (e.g., GoDaddy Managed Hosting) usually come with a free SSL certificate by default, so it should not be needed to manually generate a certificate with the plugin in that case. Once you have generated a Let’s Encrypt SSL