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Could you tell me, why i am not able to lets encrypt certificate here? I get following error.

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Could you tell me, why i am not able to lets encrypt certificate here? I get following error.

 

There was a problem processing your request

 

Generally what that means is that you have a .htaccess rule blocking access or otherwise your script is handling it / interfering.

 

The way Let's Encrypt works is:

1. It contacts the Let's Encrypt Servers and requests the certificate.

2. The Let's Encrypt servers send back details to the plugin telling it to create a verification file [the ".well-known/acme-challenge/etc...." link above].

3. Let's Encrypt then connects to the URL and attempts to load the file. If it can - it knows you have control over the domain and issues the certificate.

4. If it can't load the file - it cannot verify you control the domain and the installation will fail.

 

In short - you need to look at your content and be sure that the file Let's Encrypt is trying to access is accessible.

 

If you need further assistance with this you'll need to open a support ticket.

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Michael: before I go blind-buffooning my way through Let's Encrypt, I'd truly appreciate your help. Let's do my questions on the basis of a fictitious domain called "mydomain.com".

 

First, it is my impression that, to install Let's Encrypt, I'll go through the process including "mydomain.com" and then "www.mydomain.com" as an alias. Right?

 

Next. Will I need to go through all my website files and change (internal) link references from "http://... to "https://..."? (This includes, if I may make sure I know how, Wordpress.)

 

Do I need to make any changes with the registrar control panel (which specifies MDD name servers)?

 

Finally. Note these .htaccess statements. Will I simply need to change all instances of the character string "http" to the character string "https"?

 

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} .

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^mydomain\.com

RewriteRule (.*) http://mydomain.com/$1[R=301,L]

 

RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} i^www\.(.+) [NC]

RewriteRule ^(.*) http://%1/$1 [R=301,NE,L]

 

Again, I would truly appreciate your advice. I haven't done anything yet because of exercising what I (as a relatively ignorant practitioner) consider "due diligence".

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