• Can I install a third-party certificate?

  Yes: if you have an existing external or third-party SSL certificate you can install this at My DZHosting. Your certificate provider will need to provide the following sections for us to be able to install the SSL certificate: Certificate Private Key CA Bundle / Intermediate Certificate These details will need to be entered within the SSL/TLS section within a My DZHosting hosting package: Manage Hosting - select package -SSL/TLS.Few readers

• How can I generate a Certificate Signing Request?

  When ordering an SSL certificate, you’re often required to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). This is an encoded block of text that the Certificate Authority require when issuing an SSL certificate. It contains information about the organization, domain name and locality. Using a CSR Generator The easiest way to generate a CSR is to use the online generator here: You will need to make sure that you keep a record of both the CSR andFew readers

• Why should you use Force HTTPS on your website?

  Using HTTPS instead of HTTP means that communications between your browser and a website is encrypted via the use of an SSL (Secure Socket Layer). Even if your website doesn’t handle sensitive data, it’s a good idea to make sure your website loads securely over HTTPS. It’s now becoming a requirement for many new browser features as well as potentially having an impact on search engine rankings. To make sure your website loads securely, you need to make sure that it is prefixed with HTTPS insteaFew readers

• My website shows as insecure due to mixed content?

  After an SSL has been installed, the website still loads with an insecure warning If the website is now showing your certificate but still has an insecure warning, this is often caused by 'mixed content' on the website. This means there is content on the page that is being loaded through a 'http://' URL. For a webpage to beFew readers

• Why do I get an ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED-NAME-ALERT error?

  If you're trying to access the temporary URL (i.e. example-co-uk.staging.com) you may get an ERRSSLUNRECOGNIZED-NAME-ALERT error. This will be because the temporary URL can't load over SSL (via https://). To allow the temporary URL to resolve you'll need to ensure it loads over http://. Check the WordPress site and home URL and make sure it's set to load over http:// Disable Force HTTPS in the control panel Ensure you don't have the Really Simple SSL plugin active, youFew readers

• How do I activate my free SSL?

  Every My DZHosting hosting package comes with a free wildcard SSL certificate, enabling you to use the more secure 'HTTPS' protocol to keep your site users secure. To activate the SSL, you’ll need to make sure you’ve pointed the domain name to our nameservers. With that done, you need to: Within Manage Services, select Manage Hosting. Within Manage Hosting, select Manage on the hosting package on which you wish to activate the SSL Under Security, click on the SSL/TLS icon You will thenFew readers

• Can I point an A record to a package and get the free SSL certificate?

  No. To be able to apply the free SSL certificate, your site(s) need to use the My DZHosting nameservers. This is because the SSL certificates are installed locally to the My DZHosting platform.Few readers