Enable HTTPS On Shared Hosting

Wilson Grant Fisk

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Thought this might interest those on shared hosting, especially as there is a tiny SEO boost:

http://performinsider.com/2014/08/how-to-secure-your-web-traffic-using-https/

http://support.hostgator.com/articl...ficates/how-to-set-up-and-use-your-shared-ssl

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=enable+https+on+shared+hosting

 

M4XW3LL

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Nice find W130SN, thanks for the share!

 

BHW-News

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• Sep 3, 2014

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Decent. What about HTML sites that can't use the plugin/s though?

 

Wilson Grant Fisk

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Mr Apricot said:

Decent. What about HTML sites that can't use the plugin/s though?

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You just need to provide the location of the certificate. Here are the instructions for Hostgator:

Other Hosts will have relevant Help pages.

 

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myboss

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Hi, I wish to buy a ssl certificate. Can you please inform me how can I install that on hostgator server???

 

Wilson Grant Fisk

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myboss said:

Hi, I wish to buy a ssl certificate. Can you please inform me how can I install that on hostgator server???

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Check these links:
http://support.hostgator.com/articl...e-the-third-party-ssl-certificate-i-purchased
https://secure.hostgator.com/installssl.php

 

SEO Power

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Great discovery. It looks like it works only in the admin area.

 

Gambling Attack

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Thank you for the observationally and that are not too lazy to share with us

 

Wilson Grant Fisk

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CloudFlare now offering FREE Universal SSL

https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-universal-ssl/
https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/sections/200619390-Free-Universal-SSL