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Hi,

I have created a c5 website and have also purchased a ssl certificate to go with it. The problem I have now is trying to get the site to show the ssl cert in the site information area.

I have set up many sites with c5 but none with ssl before. I notice that in the folder structure of my root there is a public_html folder and also a ssl folder. Does there need to be a copy of the site in both locations?

Can anyone help with this please?

Rgds,

Gary
garyjhills
 
MrHyde replied on at Permalink Reply
MrHyde
Your ssl cert has to do more with your server setup then your site. I'm going to assume that you're running Apache and not NGINX or LightHttpd.

Make sure your config settings are able to listen at port 443 (if you are running apache2, it's likely in ports.conf), and there isn't a firewall (like iptables, etc.) getting in the way as well.

From there, it's as easy as adding the following to your vhost file and restarting the service:
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /path/to/your_domain_name.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /path/to/your_private.key
SSLCertificateChainFile /path/to/certificate_authoritys_cert.crt


The setup could differ a little in regards to what type of cert file you are provided, but, at least knowing that you should be modifying Apache, and not screwing around with anything in your public html folder will help you google what you need to get it done.
Mainio replied on at Permalink Reply
Mainio
If this is some kind of web hotel environment, I would guess they have some admin panel where you can automatically assign the SSL certificate to your site.

I would suggest contacting the hosting provider on this matter. They should be happy to help you if they've sold you the certificate...