Reinstall an SSL Certificate
If your SSL has expired or recently been rekeyed, you will need to replace it by generating a new certificate in the SSL manager and replacing the certificate that is installed on your cPanel hosting.
Watch a short video of this task farther down page.
Delete old certificate
Before or after uploading your new SSL certificate, you can delete the old SSL certificate to avoid confusion.
- Go to your GoDaddy product page.
- Under Web Hosting, next to the Linux Hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
- In the account Dashboard, click cPanel Admin.
- In the cPanel Home page, under Security, click SSL/TLS.
- Under Certificates (CRT), click Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates.
- Under Actions, click Delete for the certificate you wish to delete.
- Click Delete Certificate.
- Click Go Back and repeat steps 4 and 5 to delete any other certificate.
Install and activate your new certificate
You can rekey your SSL certificate from the SSL manager, which will allow you to download your new SSL certificate.
- Go to your GoDaddy product page.
- Under Web Hosting, next to the Linux Hosting account you want to use, click Manage.
- In the account Dashboard, click cPanel Admin.
- In the cPanel Home page, under Security, click SSL/TLS.
- Under Certificates (CRT), click Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates.
- Click Choose File to upload a new certificate.
- Navigate to the location where you've saved the new SSL certificate and click Open.
- Fill the description box and click Upload.
- Click Go Back and repeat steps 4 through 6 for any other certificate files you need to upload.
- From the SSL/TLS Manager, click Manage SSL Sites.
- Click Browse Certificates and select the certificate that you want to activate. This will auto-fill the fields for the certificate.
- Select the new certificate that you uploaded from the SSL Certificate List. Click Use Certificate.
- Click Install Certificate.
That's it! To make sure your SSL is working, you can check it using our Certificate Checker.