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Install SSL certificates

After you’ve generated a CSR and requested a certificate, you can download your certificate files, and then install them on your server.

 Note: This is not a comprehensive list of installation instructions. For installation instructions outside of the list below, please refer to your server documentation.

SSL certificates

Most popular:

Misc.

Code & driver signing certs

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Download my SSL certificate files

If you’re installing your SSL on your own server, after we approve your SSL certificate request, you can download your primary and intermediate certificate from within the SSL application.

 Note: If you are moving your SSL certificate to a new server, if your server has crashed, if you have lost your private key, or receive an error message that the private key does not match, you cannot just re-install your certificate; you must re-key your certificate (more info).

If your website is hosted through us (e.g. the primary domain on a IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com shared hosting account, Website Builder), you don’t need to use these instructions; we take care of the SSL installation for you.

  1. On your SSL certificate home page, click Download.
    1. Not in your SSL control panel? Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
    2. Click SSL Certificates.
    3. Complete step 1 above.
  2. Select the Server type you want to install the certificate on.
  3. Click Download ZIP file.
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Generate a CSR (certificate signing request)

To request an SSL certificate for your server or a code/driver signing certificate, you have to generate a certificate signing request (CSR). This identifies which server will use your certificate, as well as the domain names (common names) you’ll use for SSL certificates.

 Note: If you’re using an SSL certificate on the primary domain name of a IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com shared hosting account, you do not need to generate a CSR; we take care of that for you.

How you generate a CSR depends on the type of certificate you’re requesting and your operating system/control panel.

SSL certificates Code/driver signing

Miscellaneous CSR instructions:

Our SSL certificates are compatible with all types of web servers, even if we do not have CSR instructions for them. Please contact your server documentation for further information on generating a CSR if you do not find the instructions that you need above.

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Request an SSL certificate

After you purchase an SSL certificate, you need to request it for the website’s domain name (or “common name”) you want to use.

Before you start

Before you request your certificate, we recommend checking out the following information:

Activate your credit

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click SSL Certificates.
  3. Next to the SSL certificate credit you want to use, click Set up.
  4. If you have multiple credits, select the credit you want to use, and then click Set up.
  5. Refresh the page; you should see a New Certificate. If you don’t, continue to refresh the page until you do.

Request your certificate

  1. Next to your New Certificate, click Manage.
  2. Select one of the following based on where you’re hosting your certificate:
    Where’s it hosted? What to do
    IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com hosting or site builder Select the domain hosted in your account you want to use.
    Anywhere else Select Provide a CSR, and then enter the CSR from your server. If you need help, see Request an SSL certificate

    NOTE: If you’re requesting a UCC certificate, your CSR should include the SANs you want to use.
  3. UCC certs only — Enter any Subject Alternate Names you want to use, and then click Add.
  4. Depending on your issuance type, do one of the following:
    Issuance Type Select…
    Standard Click Request Certificate.
    Deluxe, Extended Validation (EV) Click Next, and then complete the information on the following page. We’ll use this information to verify you control the common name for which you requested the certificate so it must match whatever documentation you provide us.

    Click Finished.

Next step

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Find my CheapDomainRegistration.com nameservers

If your domain is registered at another company, but you’re hosting your website with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com, you can connect the domain name to your website using our nameservers.

 Warning: Changing your domain’s nameservers changes where its email gets delivered. If you don’t want to make any changes to your email service, you can use your account’s IP address instead. However, if you do want to change your nameservers but keep your email service, you can update your MX records.

Which nameservers you’ll use depends on how you’re hosting your website:

Service Where to find your nameservers…
Website Builder Find my website’s nameservers
cPanel shared hosting Find your website’s nameservers
Plesk shared hosting Find your website’s nameservers
Web & Classic Hosting Find my website’s nameservers
Managed WordPress Find my website’s nameservers
CashParking What are my CashParking website’s nameservers?
Online Store You cannot host Online Store websites for domains registered elsewhere. However, you can transfer the domain name to us
Reseller Reseller storefronts don’t use nameservers; instead see Forwarding Your Domain Name to Your Reseller Storefront

 Note: Changing nameservers for .COM and .NET domains can take 4-8 hours to display on the internet. All other types of domains can take up to 48 hours.

Next step

  • Contact your domain name’s registrar to update your domain name‘s nameservers
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Manage DNS zone files

You can change which service your domain uses for its website and email by managing its DNS records (also known as zone file records). How you access your DNS records depends on where your domain is registered and hosted. Use the table below to find the scenario that’s applicable to your situation and follow those instructions.

If your domain is Follow these instructions…
Registered with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com and using IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com nameservers (either hosted with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com or not yethosted anywhere) See the Working with DNS records table below
Registered with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com, but hosted at another company and using their nameservers You’ll need to manage DNS through your hosting company
Registered with another company, but hosted with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com and using IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com nameservers Log in to your hosting account using the instructions in Manage DNS for your hosting account, then see the Working with DNS records table below
Neither registered nor hosted with IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com (using DNS Hosting – formerly called “Off-Site” DNS) Manage DNS zone files for your domain registered at another company

Working with DNS records

Click on the link for the type of record you would like to add, change, or delete:

 Note: If your domain is registered at another company, please click on the link below for the DNS record you’d like to add, change, or delete and follow the Domains registered at another company set of instructions at the bottom of that article.

Type of Record What it’s for Add, Change or Delete
A Record Connects an IP Address to a host name Add; Change; Delete
CNAME Record Allows more than one DNS name for a host Add; Change; Delete
MX Record Ensures email is delivered to the right location Add; Change; Delete
NS Record Contains the nameserver info Add; Change; Delete
TXT Record Provides additional info about a host or more technical info to servers Add; Change; Delete
SRV Record Finds computers that host specific services Add; Change; Delete
AAAA Record Provides IP addresses that do not fit a standard A Record format Add; Change; Delete
SPF Record Used to help prevent against spam Add; Change; Delete
CAA Record Used to prevent anyone from obtaining an unauthorized SSL certificate for your domain Add; Change; Delete
 Warning: Any DNS changes you make can take up to 48 hours to reflect on the Internet.
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What is DNS?

DNS, which stands for domain name system, controls your domain name’s website and email settings. When visitors go to your domain name, its DNS settings control which company’s server it reaches out to.

For example, if you use IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com’s DNS settings, visitors will reach IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com’s servers when using your domain name. If you change those settings to user another company’s servers, visitors will reach them instead of us when visiting your domain.

What I’m seeing is more complicated than that…

DNS can be confusing. It’s made up of many different elements that control different aspects of your domain name. Here’s a quick explanation of each one:

DNS Element Description
Nameserver Nameservers “point” your domain name to the company that controls its DNS settings. Usually, this will be the company where you registered the domain name.

However, if your website is hosted by another company, sometimes they will provide nameservers you need to point to instead.
Zone File Zone Files are simply the files that store all of your domain’s DNS settings.

Your domain name’s Zone File is stored on the company’s nameserver.
A Record A Records point your domain name to an individual server using an IP address. An example IP address is 123.4.67.5.

Every domain name has a primary A Record called “@,” which controls what your domain name does when some visits it directly.

You can also use A Records to point subdomains (for example subdomain.coolexample.com) to a server’s IP address.
CNAME CNAMEs point your subdomains to another server using a server name, like server1.secureserver.net.

Most domain names have many CNAMEs.

Unlike A Records, CNAMEs cannot use IP addresses.
MX Records MX Records point your domain name’s email to its email provider.

If your domain name uses our nameservers, you can view or change your domain name’s DNS through us.

Next step

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Add a subdomain

Now that you understand what a subdomain is, you need to decide how you want yours to function before you set it up. Do you want your subdomain to point to an already existing IP address? Do you want to forward it to another URL? Use the table below to determine the direction of your subdomain.

You want your subdomain to: Instructions
Point to an IP Address Use A (Host) records to Add a subdomain that points to an IP address
Point to a server name Use CNAME (Alias) records to Add a subdomain that points to a server name

Next steps