Publishing your site means uploading web pages, scripts and graphic files that compose your site to your web space in any of the following ways:

* Through FTP connection

* Through Plesk File Manager

* Through Secure Shell connection (only for users of Linux and FreeBSD operating systems)

* Through Microsoft FrontPage software (only for users of Microsoft Windows operating systems)

To purchase an SSL certificate through MyPleskCom online store and secure your site:

1. On your Home page, click the domain name you need.

2. Click the Certificates icon in the Services group. A list of SSL certificates that you have in your repository will be displayed.

3. Click Add New Certificate.

4. Specify the certificate properties:

* Certificate name. This will help you identify this certificate in the repository.

* Encryption level. Choose the encryption level of your SSL certificate. We recommend that you choose a value more than 1024 bit.

* Specify your location and organization name. The values you enter should not exceed the length of 64 symbols.

* Specify the domain name for which you wish to purchase an SSL certificate. This should be a fully qualified domain name. Example: www.your-domain.com.

* Enter the domain administrator's e-mail address.

5. Make sure that all the provided information is correct and accurate, as it will be used to generate your private key.

6. Click the Buy Certificate button. Your private key and certificate signing request will be generated — do not delete them. MyPlesk.com login page will open in a new browser window.

7. Register or login to an existing MyPlesk.com account and you will be taken step by step through the certificate purchase procedure.

8. Choose the type of certificate that you wish to purchase.

9. Click Proceed to Buy and order the certificate. In the Approver E-Mail drop-down box, please select the correct Approver e-mail.

10. The approver e-mail is an e-mail address that can confirm that certificate for specific domain name was requested by an authorized person.

11. Once your certificate request is processed, GeoTrust, Inc. will send you a confirmation e-mail. After they receive the confirmation from you, they will send the certificate to your e-mail.

12. When you receive your SSL certificate, save it on your local machine or network.

13. Return to the SSL Certificates repository (Home > domain name > Certificates).

14. Click the Browse button in the middle of the page and navigate to the location of the saved certificate. Select it, and then click Send File. This will upload and install the certificate against the corresponding private key.

15. Return to your domain's administration screen (Home > domain name) and click the Setup icon in the Hosting group.

16. Select the SSL certificate that you wish to install from the Certificate drop-down box.

If there is no Certificate drop-down box on the screen, this means that you are on a shared hosting account; therefore, you need to upgrade your hosting package and purchase a dedicated IP address from your hosting provider.

17. Select the SSL support check box and click OK.

To secure your site with an SSL certificate from other certificate authorities:

1. On your Home page, click the domain name you need.

2. Click the Certificates icon in the Services group. A list of SSL certificates that you have in your repository will be displayed.

3. Click Add New Certificate.

4. Specify the certificate properties:

* Certificate name. This will help you identify this certificate in the repository.

* Encryption level. Choose the encryption level of your SSL certificate. We recommend that you choose a value more than 1024 bit.

* Specify your location and organization name. The values you enter should not exceed the length of 64 symbols.

* Specify the domain name for which you wish to purchase an SSL certificate. This should be a fully qualified domain name. Example: www.your-domain.com.

* Enter the domain administrator's e-mail address.

5. Make sure that all the provided information is correct and accurate, as it will be used to generate your private key.

6. Click the Request button. Your private key and certificate signing request will be generated and stored in the repository.

7. Download the certificate signing request (CSR) file and save it on your machine. To do this, click the respective icon.

8. Once downloaded, open the file in a text editor, copy the text enclosed in lines -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- to the clipboard.

9. Using your favorite mail client software, create a new e-mail message and paste the text from the clipboard. Send this message to the Certification Authority that will create an SSL certificate in accordance with the information you supplied.

10. When you receive your SSL certificate, save it on your local machine or network.

11. Return to the SSL Certificates repository (Home > domain name > Certificates).

12. Click the Browse button in the middle of the page and navigate to the location of the saved certificate. Select it, and then click Send File. This will upload and install the certificate against the corresponding private key.

13. Return to your domain's administration screen (Home > domain name) and click the Setup icon in the Hosting group.

14. Select the SSL certificate that you wish to install from the Certificate drop-down box.

If there is no Certificate drop-down box on the screen, this means that you are on a shared hosting account; therefore, you need to upgrade your hosting package and purchase a dedicated IP address from your provider.

15. Select the SSL support check box and click OK.

To uninstall a certificate from your site and disable SSL protection:

1. Make sure that the certificate you want to remove is not used at the moment.

*On your Home page, click the domain name you need and then click the Setup icon. The Certificate drop-down box indicates which SSL certificate is currently used.

*If the certificate that you want to remove is currently in use, you should first release it: in the Certificate drop-down box, select another certificate and click OK.

2. Remove the certificate from repository.

To allocate more disk space to the web page owner:

1. On your Home page, click the domain name you need.

2. Click the Web Users icon.

3. Click the user name you need.

4. Type the amount of disk space in megabytes into the Hard disk quota box.

5. Click OK.

To remove a web page owner's account together with his or her web page:

1. On your Home page, click the domain name you need.

2. Click the Web Users icon.

3. Select a check box to the right of the user name you wish to remove and click Remove Selected.

4. Confirm removal and click OK.

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