In order to install a SSL certificate on a CentOS Virtual Server, make sure your plan includes a dedicated IP address. If it does not, contact us so we can assist you with adding one to your account.

To install the SSL certificate follow these steps:

1. Create a file /etc/httpd/conf.d/cert.key and place the content of the certificate key in it. It will look like (with more lines):

   —–BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY—–
   MIICXgIBAAKBgQDsvYWqOtJBR+j15pCITwyM48Cp3rBArdJOsOjoFrU2CXiDpYAb
   4ZiA3CD+wTQtod+3aeRTAkEAuXfD0NSgcTYsqHS+HHUyDZifrjZBPhBNL4ONAvof
   ReXZzngKgFTGhfUm0Ypu6QVTRHit+Miv+AyY72KCUsN4/A==
   —–END RSA PRIVATE KEY—–

2. Create a file /etc/httpd/conf.d/cert.crt and place the content of the certificate in it. It will look like (with more lines):

   —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—–
   MIIDODCCAqGgAwIBAgIDC+KlMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAME4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT
   MRAwDgYDVQQKEwdFcXVpZmF4MS0wKwYDVQQLEyRFcXVpZmF4IFNlY3VyZSBDZXJ0
   UeHR9A2VwXvIbcrxYoLLFZraqI56CNwRCNIsUB9Z9k+6Y0J+A2iRo75Ws2cHPAMc
   97keASGvyDZy1w9W
   —–END CERTIFICATE—–

3. Edit /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf and change SSLCertificateKeyFile and SSLCertificateFile directives so they point to the files listed in 1 and 2.

   SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/conf.d/cert.crt
   SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/conf.d/cert.key

4. Restart apache by running service httpd restart