Thanks mate!! I did do a couple of mistakes myself, like not deleting the original SSL first and deleting everything off the .htaccess file as I didn't read the instruction you left with the copy and paste part, however it was a fantastic result of getting an SSL certificate, finally. I don't know what everyone else who is having a problems . I found your video prefect apart from mentioning at the very end of the video to delete the previous SSL. Many thanks!!
Warning: Your verification URL is not returning the correct contents to our verification servers. The URL looks like it is blocking bots and which inadvertently blocks our servers from receiving the correct content. Contact your host, a professional developer or admin for further help with fixing it.
Remember to add the code to the top of your .htaccess file! This only works for sites hosted on Linux servers. If you are unsure if your site is on a Linux or Windows server, contact your hosting provider! Also, don't forget to change the code in your HTML file so all links are https instead of http
Thank you so much! I wanted this as a proof of concept because I had designed a website for someone that had no kind of personal info stored (no credit cards or emails or anything at all) and really didnt need SSL so I never bothered getting it or even looking into it, until some scam company contacted my client asking for $300 for SSL certificate claiming they will penalized for not having it (what a total crock of shit right?) anyway I explained to the client he didnt need it but it just boggled my mind how much they were asking, I mean, the server space+the domain didnt cost nearly as much..And I had a feeling this could be done for free..So after much research I came here to see just how simple it was to do it thanks to your video!!! I'm happy my client is happy and best of all I emailed the scam company and told them just how much they are scammers which felt really good! Anyway thanks again i'm very grateful to you for this and it worked like a charm, I liked and subbed 8)
help somebody!!! showing this error Warning: Your verification URL is not returning the correct contents to our verification servers. The URL looks like it is blocking bots and which inadvertently blocks our servers from receiving the correct content. Contact your host, a professional developer or admin for further help with fixing it.
Works a treat.. If you can manage to set your brains aside and just use your eyes, ears and hands to follow the instructions, you cannot go wrong. Thanks KIMoFY
THANK YOU KIMOFY!!! This works wonders. Works for Wordpress on Linux hosting. When renewing, make sure you suppress .htaccess file (By either deleting the file itself or the content temporarily) and then again make the file .htaccess at the last (or pasting the contents if you did it that way). Otherwise you will not be able to see the alphanumeric codes from the links and the installation needs to be started again from the start. Thank you once again!
Thank you for making such a great video, with steps which were easy to follow. The process used to work as you described, but SSLForFree now (as of May 2020) issues certificates through ZeroSSL and you have to sign up for an account in order to get them. They also limit free accounts to only being able to have three 90-Day Certificates. I guess people could work around it by creating multiple accounts. Perhaps you could make an updated video, if you feel so inclined :-)
Thanks, really useful. Also for the people using godaddy and not being able to use the settings to view hidden folders, just go to the upper left corner, where it says "public_html" and type "public_html/.well-known" and you will be inside the folder you need to be.
Thank you Kimofy! Watching and following along with this tutorial turned what I thought was a very complicated process into something simple. Thank you!
thanks for the video, I have used this video tutorial several times and always struggle with re-booting of a new ssl certificate as I have found out to re-new the ssl certificate it's best to delete everything from before and start at the beginning again....thanks again for the easy tutorial
Can't get past the verify step. Returns the following error... Warning: Your verification URL is not returning the correct contents to our verification servers. The URL looks like it is blocking bots and which inadvertently blocks our servers from receiving the correct content.
@@dem4rec554 make sure you are uploading the files into the correct directory. Check the Domains area of cPanel to see what directory is the home directory for the domain. If you manually added the domain, you may unchecked the "use public_html" box. I've followed his instructions for each of my domains and it works well. HOWEVER, any domain that I don't have under the public_html directory is only securing the domain and www.domain and not the webdisk.domain, cpanel.domain, etc. I'm working that problem out now.
This really works! 100% try this one guys!. I tried on a shared hosting with cPanel and worked beautifully. not sure if it works on a hosting without cPanel
If you just install the Lets Encrypt bot on your server (if you have root access) then that is the better way to go, as it will auto grab the new certificates every 90 days instead of you having to manually do it. The method shown in this video is a great way for those that use a shared host where you don't have SSH or root access.
Thanks alot my friend for such a majestic info. I was annoyed from the last 2 days as I was not able to do it successfully. Your voice and commands were slow and easy to understand. Keep this work up and may god give you high heights of success. Thanks :)
This is what namecheap told me. What do I do? "According to our SSL representative checks, unfortunately, we will not be able to validate the SSL certificate for this domain, as this certificate is not purchased with us. You should contact your current SSL provider for help. Still, if you have an SSL Certificate, CA Bundle and Private Key, you can contact our SSL department who will help you to install the certificate on the server side."
The SSL industry is such a racket. Who looks at the padlock when they're shopping online!? Who cares if it's a trusted certificate? Nobody (99%) knows what that means! Last year I bought a comodo wildcard cert for $30-something. Now it needs to be renewed. Now it's $150 for a year. It costs the CAs practically nothing. Then there's resellers selling intangible nothingness and adding zero value. I would gladly pay Let's Encrypt a reasonable fee for a 2 year wildcard so I don't have to go through this every 2.5 months for every subdomain. I said reasonable.
FYI if you need to renew the certificate. Make sure you remove the htaccess. The problem was when the certificate expired the htaccess still pointed to secured version of the site which was no longer valid. Couldnt create a new certificate because the htaccess blocked the site from being visible.
You did speed up so fast on the last part on uninstalling the certificate. But besides this one, good explanation, despite you haven't mentioned that cPanel is not free.
I made myself a cPanel account but I already had my domain name before coming here. I can't find the screen that you show at 1:14, that is I can't find the file manager folder
@@pricelessdata No, I've done everything right. When I saw this video a year ago ive try on one domain and it works well. Now 2-3 domains, "not found" over DNS same, TXT doesnt exist and etc.
Wow, really awesome Video. Thanks so much. One question please, can I just use the Update Certificate link instead, after 90days, as oppose to deleting and creating a new cert.
Kimofy, Thank You this video was Fantastic; quick question, I uploaded my files through FTP not using WordPress, now the SSL Certificate not showing. Do I have to use WordPres in order for this SSL Certificate to work?
you forgot to add the we need to add a plugin to activate the ssl cause only the https worked and the ssll only worked when you installed the plugin but it was a good video anyway thank you very much
Thank you! Easy instructions. Worked in April 2020
Who else hated the Wix ad at the beginning?
KIMoFy pls make a video on how to remove wixsite for free
i just got fucked with wix ad
You can use an add-on called adblock from google ad-ons which will kill ads
Yep, it's just like Godaddy, spend a MASSIVE budget on ads, rake in the business but provide crap services.
what do I do if I use wordpress?
Thanks mate!! I did do a couple of mistakes myself, like not deleting the original SSL first and deleting everything off the .htaccess file as I didn't read the instruction you left with the copy and paste part, however it was a fantastic result of getting an SSL certificate, finally. I don't know what everyone else who is having a problems . I found your video prefect apart from mentioning at the very end of the video to delete the previous SSL. Many thanks!!
Warning: Your verification URL is not returning the correct contents to our verification servers. The URL looks like it is blocking bots and which inadvertently blocks our servers from receiving the correct content. Contact your host, a professional developer or admin for further help with fixing it.
same error
use ftp
did you fix the error? if yes ,how?
@@addymo9299 download filezilla & upload the file to ur webserver via ftp
Greetings from Mexico, Mexico City. Easy to follow, nowadays is a little bit different but it worked just fine. My site now has SSL certificate!!
To anyone having issues: make sure you have www..com as well as .com. The "www." is not optional.
+Naughtical pretty sure www gets added automatically if you do domain.com, however, domain.com doesn't get added automatically if you do only www
Well, I personally forgot to add "www." to my records. *shrug*
Guys! It's 22-March-2020, and it's still working, perfectly!! Thanks a ton Kimofy!! Keep up the great work!! :))
Remember to add the code to the top of your .htaccess file!
This only works for sites hosted on Linux servers. If you are unsure if your site is on a Linux or Windows server, contact your hosting provider! Also, don't forget to change the code in your HTML file so all links are https instead of http
KIMoFy nice vid it was really helpful
+Mohammad Qurashi Glad I helped!
+BradlyTV I'll upload a video about it next week
Thanks Kayne Verry Cool
not everyone uses wordpress ?
Thank you so much! I wanted this as a proof of concept because I had designed a website for someone that had no kind of personal info stored (no credit cards or emails or anything at all) and really didnt need SSL so I never bothered getting it or even looking into it, until some scam company contacted my client asking for $300 for SSL certificate claiming they will penalized for not having it (what a total crock of shit right?) anyway I explained to the client he didnt need it but it just boggled my mind how much they were asking, I mean, the server space+the domain didnt cost nearly as much..And I had a feeling this could be done for free..So after much research I came here to see just how simple it was to do it thanks to your video!!! I'm happy my client is happy and best of all I emailed the scam company and told them just how much they are scammers which felt really good! Anyway thanks again i'm very grateful to you for this and it worked like a charm, I liked and subbed 8)
The process is different now. And it is limited to only 3 certs per 90 days. :(
You can use letsencrypt
I'd been putting this off for a long while because of the expense and hassle. but your instructions were crystal clear---thank you!
help somebody!!! showing this error Warning: Your verification URL is not returning the correct contents to our verification servers. The URL looks like it is blocking bots and which inadvertently blocks our servers from receiving the correct content. Contact your host, a professional developer or admin for further help with fixing it.
yes
@Sean Embry how do you do this i'm having hte same issue
Works a treat.. If you can manage to set your brains aside and just use your eyes, ears and hands to follow the instructions, you cannot go wrong. Thanks KIMoFY
THANK YOU KIMOFY!!! This works wonders. Works for Wordpress on Linux hosting. When renewing, make sure you suppress .htaccess file (By either deleting the file itself or the content temporarily) and then again make the file .htaccess at the last (or pasting the contents if you did it that way). Otherwise you will not be able to see the alphanumeric codes from the links and the installation needs to be started again from the start.
Thank you once again!
Thank you for making such a great video, with steps which were easy to follow. The process used to work as you described, but SSLForFree now (as of May 2020) issues certificates through ZeroSSL and you have to sign up for an account in order to get them. They also limit free accounts to only being able to have three 90-Day Certificates. I guess people could work around it by creating multiple accounts. Perhaps you could make an updated video, if you feel so inclined :-)
Thanks for the information! I'll make an updated video soon
Indeed. Perhaps the "main difference" is choosing the HTTP File upload verification method among the others.
Thanks, really useful.
Also for the people using godaddy and not being able to use the settings to view hidden folders, just go to the upper left corner, where it says "public_html" and type "public_html/.well-known" and you will be inside the folder you need to be.
+Carlos Alberto Giron Gutierrez 👌
woah you explained so clearly :DD thanks bud.
+xMrxTripplex No problem fam
KIMoFy I cringed when I read fam
Thanks a lot bro.
I wasted my 3 days with no output to get ssl for free.
But u did it in seconds.
Love u bro keep up the good work.
works perfectly 21 Nov 2019 thanks bud, thanks a mil.
Good job! You published this two years ago.. and it still works perfectly!! Thank you :)
it gives me an error when I try and check the link? "the site cant be reached"?
Thank you Kimofy!
Watching and following along with this tutorial turned what I thought was a very complicated process into something simple.
Thank you!
Works as of February 2020! Thanks
thanks for the video, I have used this video tutorial several times and always struggle with re-booting of a new ssl certificate as I have found out to re-new the ssl certificate it's best to delete everything from before and start at the beginning again....thanks again for the easy tutorial
how do you delete eveyrthing from before?
Thanks for saving me the $200 go daddy was trying to charge me for this!
Thank you for this. I was struggling forever. You my friend are the MVP
Can't get past the verify step. Returns the following error...
Warning: Your verification URL is not returning the correct contents to our verification servers. The URL looks like it is blocking bots and which inadvertently blocks our servers from receiving the correct content.
same error
same error
same error
@@dem4rec554 make sure you are uploading the files into the correct directory. Check the Domains area of cPanel to see what directory is the home directory for the domain. If you manually added the domain, you may unchecked the "use public_html" box. I've followed his instructions for each of my domains and it works well. HOWEVER, any domain that I don't have under the public_html directory is only securing the domain and www.domain and not the webdisk.domain, cpanel.domain, etc. I'm working that problem out now.
@@MattSmithTOFY okay, tkx
This really works! 100% try this one guys!. I tried on a shared hosting with cPanel and worked beautifully. not sure if it works on a hosting without cPanel
I do not have the option SSL/TLS under Security..
same problem
Same... :(
Use Cloudflare, it's free and it works. Research .htaccess, it allows your domain to redirect itself to HTTPS.
baginbitch I understood the first line bro, second part I didn't get. How to force the website to go to HTTPS to show the lock sign?
Google “Force HTTPS Using .htaccess”.
works great! thank you!
If it's not working for you, make sure you have put in the browser when viewing your website
Doesn't work for me with hostgator
hey..how did you do it with hostgator
?
Does NOT work with Hostgator...unfortunately
yeah, same here
Working fine with me using Hostgator. Just follow everything and you should be fine.
firwall is closing due to security..deactivate for duration of instruction
Wow! this is great for free, got my domain secure:) Well done guys.
I hope this (H)ac(k)me-Challenge works
Wow. It worked cant believe it. Thumbs up
Thanks a lot for sharing this info brother! AND YES IT GENUINE AND WORKS IN 2019!!
You're a legend!
it work right?
THANKS A LOT! The best ever video that has helped me out to install my own certificate! You rock and keep up the awesome work
Bro I can't thank you enough it is working! big up and keep up the good work
This is the most useful video i have ever watched on youtube... you are the best bro!!
One of the best tutorials I've ever seen. Thank you, I've used it more than 3 domains...
Wait until you need to update the SSL and you'll find out how annoying this method is.
@@erskinhansen1715 I have to update and I am having issues. Is there info on how to update the SSL?
Steps are now slightly different, but it still works in 2024. Just installed a 3-month validity SSL certificate.
Thank you man for making this video. I have tried so many ways finally it worked.
your awsome dude I watch over 50 video, your video have show all steps to get it done big thanx bro
You are the man Kimofy, thank you. My webhosting want to charge me per years . That took me +/-10 minutes. thank you so much.
Nice work. Got it ready in 10 mins. I'm new here , but i'm subscribing.
+bitto bennichan awesome, thanks
Thank you so much this is 2019 and this method is still working. Thank you so much
this is a great video, clear and concise and helped me do something I was trying to do for hours in only 10 minutes, thanks!!
Best SSL for FREE tutorial ever !!
If the product is free you are the product.
Awesome video buddy. Nice pace. You go fast, and that's cool. Thanks.
+lungile sojini thanks fam
It works. Make sure you complete the entire process. It will work only then.
Thank you so much you're an absolute legend 🙏🏼 please make more videos on anything Wordpress related, you have a new subscriber :)
Man. thank you so much finally i found something is working
Saved me from spending Hundreds. Thank you so much! Please keep making videos :)
Great tutorial, thanks! Just tried it, and it seems to work as intended.
Thank you very much! This video was really helpful. I was trying to solve this problem for two days. :D
Clear and detailed description. Thumbs up.
+flames D thanks man
:P This is a woman here. Lol.
lol
If you just install the Lets Encrypt bot on your server (if you have root access) then that is the better way to go, as it will auto grab the new certificates every 90 days instead of you having to manually do it. The method shown in this video is a great way for those that use a shared host where you don't have SSH or root access.
Yep! It works correctly! Thanks man
Thanks alot my friend for such a majestic info. I was annoyed from the last 2 days as I was not able to do it successfully. Your voice and commands were slow and easy to understand. Keep this work up and may god give you high heights of success. Thanks :)
Thankyou it worked for me using cPanel. Saved me 200$ :)
:)
It works in 2020.
Thanks, dude.
SSLForFree has changed, now requireds basic subscription for basic SSL features...
This is what namecheap told me. What do I do?
"According to our SSL representative checks, unfortunately, we will not be able to validate the SSL certificate for this domain, as this certificate is not purchased with us. You should contact your current SSL provider for help. Still, if you have an SSL Certificate, CA Bundle and Private Key, you can contact our SSL department who will help you to install the certificate on the server side."
The SSL industry is such a racket. Who looks at the padlock when they're shopping online!? Who cares if it's a trusted certificate? Nobody (99%) knows what that means! Last year I bought a comodo wildcard cert for $30-something. Now it needs to be renewed. Now it's $150 for a year. It costs the CAs practically nothing. Then there's resellers selling intangible nothingness and adding zero value. I would gladly pay Let's Encrypt a reasonable fee for a 2 year wildcard so I don't have to go through this every 2.5 months for every subdomain. I said reasonable.
This is so easy. Thank you so much. I can't wait to try this!
Thank you! That was so easy. I was about ready to give up before I found your video LOL
Thanks Kimofy, this was a huge saver for me. Kudos!
3:20 if you get an error not secure page on one of the link don't worry. I tried and after the process was completed I was able to solve this problem.
Thanks for the video..You got yourself a subscriber KIMoFy!
+Muhammad Naeem awesome! Glad I helped
Thanks a great deal Comrade Kimo, will check this out and be back with feedback. Looks good though, thanks again
FYI if you need to renew the certificate. Make sure you remove the htaccess. The problem was when the certificate expired the htaccess still pointed to secured version of the site which was no longer valid. Couldnt create a new certificate because the htaccess blocked the site from being visible.
Everything works :D
The problem is that hackers/scammers may use that to impersonate popular websites. :(
+Volian0 yeah, I had someone email me last week asking to help him make a phishing site lol
Hm... sslforfree doesn't take me to manual or anything, it takes me to a dashboard.
Well done bro. IT world have the need like you people.
Thank you for the video. I really learned how to setup ssl for my website.
+Mao Kue Glad i could help!
Very clear instruction, well demonstrated and easy to follow, well done and thank you.
Glad i helped! :)
It didn't work, after I clicked the download the SSL certificate it showed up error, saddd
works 2019 october 29.
And thank you very mutch!
You did speed up so fast on the last part on uninstalling the certificate. But besides this one, good explanation, despite you haven't mentioned that cPanel is not free.
Thanks for the great tutorial man.. keep up the great work!
Thanks, dude! Someone i finally understand.
thanks Kimofy, it works like magic
awesome!
Thank you a lot. It was very understanable and easy with how you explained!
Really Helpful !!! Thanks man
I have a question do I need to update .htaccess file every 90 days?
no
Thanks you very much, it was very useful for me your video tutorial. The explanation is very clear.
+Medallas Aurum glad I helped
Quick and to the point, great job.
Absolutely love it! Thanks man.
NOTE: If there was an error. Remove s on your HTTPS://yoursite.com it should be only then enter.
I just fixed the same issue
Thank you man! This worked perfectly.
Hi Kid. You are great. You are very smart kid. God bless u. Carry on your computer science
Samy Thanks!
Thanks!!! Helped me a lot. Big Thumbs up.
no problem
Great video will def use in the future as reference. Thanks!
+423million No problem!
I would not risk it. Go buy a certificate from a trusted CA like Verisign if you're doing serious stuff.
if it doesnt work..You probably forgot to add 'dot' before the folder name ".well-known" (like me)
I made myself a cPanel account but I already had my domain name before coming here. I can't find the screen that you show at 1:14, that is I can't find the file manager folder
I'm constantly getting "Page not found" when click on links to confirme. What should i do?
i Think you didnt do .well-known like me. But u did well-known right?
@@pricelessdata No, I've done everything right. When I saw this video a year ago ive try on one domain and it works well. Now 2-3 domains, "not found" over DNS same, TXT doesnt exist and etc.
@@liliummobile652 I did it yesterday and it worked. Idk if you can do it over and over agian. If u mean it like this. :)
Wow, really awesome Video. Thanks so much. One question please, can I just use the Update Certificate link instead, after 90days, as oppose to deleting and creating a new cert.
+Eb'rahim Durosimi I haven't tried it but it should work the same way
Kimofy, Thank You this video was Fantastic; quick question, I uploaded my files through FTP not using WordPress, now the SSL Certificate not showing. Do I have to use WordPres in order for this SSL Certificate to work?
Worked great, well demonstrated, Thank you
you forgot to add the we need to add a plugin to activate the ssl cause only the https worked and the ssll only worked when you installed the plugin but it was a good video anyway thank you very much