How to Install a Symantec SSL Certificate on Parallels Plesk Control Panel

Installing Symantec SSL Certificate on parallels is not a trouble-free job. Installing SSL Certificate on

parallels plesk control panel is quite multifaceted method. Many times websites owners find it very

complexity to install SSL Certificate to their website when they are using Parallels as their web hosting

service provider.

As many websites owners finding the same problem worldwide, Symantec SSL and Parallels make and

easy and faster process to installing Symantec SSL Certificate to Parallels.

Now, many website owners know how to easily install a Symantec SSL Certificate on Parallels Plesk

Control Panel without hassles and setbacks. The installation process takes just a couple of minutes and

with just a couple of mouse clicks.

Here is a simple instruction on how to easily install a Symantec SSL Certificate on Parallels Plesk

Control Panel.

You have to install your intermediate certificate first, which you will get from your Symantec SSL

Certificate account. Copy the intermediate certificate and paste it on a text editor then save it as

a .crt file.

Select a certificate from a list on the page of ‘Certificate Repository’.

Upload the .crt file on the SSL certification creation page by clicking ‘Browse’ and selecting your

.crt file (intermediate certificate).

Hit ‘Send File’ once you have selected the correct file to be uploaded.

Because Parallels Plesk has a user interface that is much easier to browsing files, webmasters don’t have

to manually upload the SSL Certificates on internet directories.

After you have uploaded the intermediate Symantec certificate, you can now download the Symantec

SSL Certificate and upload it on your Parallels Plesk Control Panel without manual uploading process.

Just download the SSL Certificate file from your email or copy the embedded certificate file from your

email and paste it on a text editor and save it as a .crt file. Once you have your .crt file, you can now

easily upload it through Parallels Plesk Control Panel.

Go to Parallels Plesk Panel. At the ‘Certificate Repository’ page, hit the ‘Add’ button.

Browse the file that you have just saved (from step 2) and select it.

Press ‘Send File’ and you’re done.

The installation process is now complete and you have to restart the Parallels Plesk Control Panel for the

changes to take place. Your website will be protected by the Symantec SSL Certificate that you have

installed using Parallels Plesk Control Panel after you have restarted the server.

This is quite beneficial for website owners who find it hard to manually upload their SSL Certificates on

the directories of their web server.