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I bought an SSL certificate and it has not activated: domain validation

You bought an SSL certificate, you paid, and the padlock still has not appeared. It is the most frequent question we get about certificates - and nearly always only one…

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Moving your site to https with Really Simple SSL

Read this before installing anything: the certificate is already ours and already there. Domains hosted with us get a certificate issued and renewed automatically, with no request, no cost and…

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cURL error 60 in PHP: SSL certificate problem, and why not to switch verification off

“cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem” means PHP connected to a service over HTTPS and did not trust the certificate that service presented. PHP is doing what it should: refusing…

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The free SSL certificate did not renew: why AutoSSL fails and what to check

The short answer: the free certificate that comes with the account (AutoSSL, from Let’s Encrypt) is issued and renewed by itself, but only if the server can prove the domain…

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SMTP ports 465, 587 and 25: SSL, STARTTLS and which one to use

To send e-mail from Outlook, your phone or a program of your own, use port 465 with SSL/TLS, which is the one our guides give. Port 587 with STARTTLS is…

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AutoSSL behind Cloudflare: why the free certificate leaves names out or fails to renew

The short answer: the server’s free certificate (cPanel’s AutoSSL) is still needed with Cloudflare in front: it protects the leg between Cloudflare and the server in Full (strict) mode, and…

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DV, OV and EV certificates: which kind of SSL certificate you really need

The short answer: for almost every site, a DV (domain validation) certificate is enough, and it is the free one that already comes with your account. OV and EV add…

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Testing IMAP, POP3 and SMTP by hand with openssl s_client: a guide for technical users

This article is for technical users with a command line (Linux, macOS, or Windows with OpenSSL). The short answer: openssl s_client opens an encrypted connection to the server and lets…

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Wildcard SSL: one certificate for every subdomain, and when you do not need it

The short answer: a wildcard certificate (with an asterisk) covers every subdomain one level down, such as shop.example.com and blog.example.com, without listing them one by one. You almost never need…

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How to access cPanel Control Panel?

cPanel is the control panel where you manage everything in your hosting account - files, e-mail accounts, databases, backups, subdomains and SSL certificates. There are three ways to reach it,…