Important:
Installation is a two step process - ensure you follow
both steps listed below.
Step 1: Upload your SSL certificate
From inside PSA, choose the domain in which you are installing
the SSL certificate.
Access the domain's SSL section by clicking on the 'certificate'
button.
When a CSR (certificate signing request) is generated
there are two different text sections, the RSA Private
Key (which was emailed to you by Plesk) and the Certificate
Request. When installing a certificate, the RSA Private
Key text needs to be pasted into the block preceding the
web server site certificate. Example:
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
[[ENCODED BLOCK OF TEXT]]
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
[[ENCODED BLOCK OF TEXT]]
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Paste the Private Key with the Certificate text into
the Enter Certificate Text: text box and press the Send
Text button.

If successful a message is returned 'Certificate Successfully
Installed'.
If there are any errors the old certificate will replace
the new certificate that you have just sent to the server
and you will be required to enter it again.
Now click Up Level to return to the Domain Administration
page.
Step 2: Uploading the Rootchain Certificate
To ensure your certificate is trusted by all browsers
you need to install a rootchain certificate for the domain.
From inside PSA, choose the domain in which you are installing
the SSL certificate.
Access the domain's SSL section by clicking on the 'certificate'
button.
The icon next to Use rootchain certificate for
this domain appears on this page.
If the icon is [ON] then the rootchain
certificate will be enabled for this domain. If the icon
is [X] then it is disabled.
Ensure the icon is [X] before continuing
(you may need to click the ON/OFF button if the icon is
set to [ON]):

Click the browse button and locate the
Intermediate CA file (located in the zip file sent to
you and also available for download from the support section
of the website) you have saved from your issuance email
from comodo earlier.
Then click the Send File button. This
will upload your Intermediate certificate to the server.
Click the icon again to set it to the [ON]
state.
Now click Up Level to return to the Domain Administration
page.
Using your SSL Certificate to secure logging
into your Plesk Administrator
If you are applying your certificate to the Plesk control
panel (in order to secure your login) you will need to
login to Plesk Administrator and select Server. Select
Certificate and complete the above instructions as per
applying your SSL certificate to a domain.
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