Hey guys, I've noticed that some of you see "DNS record not found" when checking the record in mxtoolbox. If you're one of them, check back 3:05 and make sure that you _removed the domain name from the "Host" section of the record_ . The DNS manager appends the domain to that value automatically, so if you don't remove it, the resulting record will have a duplicated domain, meaning that the record is created incorrectly.
I got it to work thank u!!! this was amazing. my issue was the private key is the middle section you referred to. thankfully i screenshot nd sent it to myself a couple days ago. I thought the key inside the zip file was what i was looking for. However, thank you!
I went throught various official namecheap tutorials and videos on youtube and none of them worked, only your tutorial worked, thank you so much. (Too bad the people at namecheap don't know how to explain their own services)
I diont understand how name cheap have made this so complicated. Thank you for your perfect explination. Really appreciate your help. This has saved me hours!!
I've been looking for 3 days for how to activate this SSL thing and you explained it in 4 minutes -_- thanks dude you're awesome, keep up the good work
Thank you SO MUCH. I've been racking my brain trying to activate the SSL on my new website for several days, reading tutorial after tutorial on Namecheap's help guide, and asking customer support to help. It's been incredibly frustrating and time consuming. Then I found this video and you walked me through exactly how to do it in 5 minutes. I'm astonished that not even Namecheap support were able to explain it this clearly over several attempts. I don't understand why it has to be this complicated. Clearly I'm not the only one who has struggled with this!
@@KDuppyClothin If I understood you right, you are referring to the administrative contact email -- you enter it during SSL activation (can be seen at 2:05)
Put in a ticket. Error on checking CNAME and I followed everything. I think you should make it clear when copying CNAME without website if that period (.) is staying or apart of it. I did both ways but still no success. Thanks for good video overall.
Thanks for the feedback! The period does not matter, the most important part is stripping down the domain name from the "Host" section. If there was some error, it is most likely caused by some another reason only the support team can tell.
I have my domain from Godaddy and hosting from namecheap and i can't DNS records in GoDaddy as it shows me to change my nameservers to godaddy but i can't do it as i have my hosting in namecheap nameservers , please help
After the SSL is issued, you can forward its files to your hosting provider for further installation. If you are using Namecheap's managed wordpress hosting, you can check this video: ua-cam.com/video/gWfwu4BunhA/v-deo.html
You don't get that cert as a separate product, so you can't see it in the account. Just need to enable it in the EasyWP dashboard: www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10210/2287/easywp-free-ssl-for-your-wordpress-site/
Nice video. I was following through but when i clicked on advanced option at 05:57 minutes , there was no option to add New Records. How can that be tackled?
You can manage the DNS records there only if you are you using BasicDNS, PremiumDNS, and FreeDNS nameservers. If you don't see the management options there, then you are using hosting or other custom nameservers.
The CSR you submitted initially will generate an SSL certificate that has no matching private key -- that SSL is virtually unusable in this case. But this can be fixed by simply reissuing the SSL as shown in www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/811/14/how-do-i-reissue-my-ssl-certificate/ . This procedure is free of charge. You will be able to submit a new CSR there. Note that in order to initiate a new reissue, you have to complete the validation process for your initial SSL.
Hey, thanks for the awesome tutorial. But whenever I paste the host. The page just freezes, unresponsive. I've tried in different browsers but It's still the same out come.
I don´t have the option "Add new record", therefore I had to contact my domain to help me continue with the activation of the SSL Certificate. In the end it was more complicated....
Hi thank you for the video it was so much easy to follow however, mine still says pending. Im not sure how long to wait exactly or if I did something wrong. I did everything and it even says that the DNS record was published and found.
@@ErriesEmporium Hi, I ended up asking their support team to help out with my issues. I don’t exactly understand what happened but in the end I got it. It took a long process of waiting. They told me my problem was not having a registered business. But I don’t understand how they could have slowed things down. But anyways, so ask for help and make yourself a high priority because they WILL solve it for you.
@2:54 i dont have an option to add a new record!!! under the "Hot records" row, it just says: "You can transfer DNS back to Namecheap BasicDNS to take advantage of our free Domain Redirect and Host Management services and other features. Change DNS Type"
"Download File" only appears if you've selected the HTTP (file upload) method for domain control validation. You can switch to the CNAME-based DCV method if you click "Edit Methods" directly.
The purpose of that record is simply demonstrating that you really have control over the domain. As soon as the SSL is validated and issued, the record can be removed.
Have you clicked "Retry Alt DCV" as shown on 3:56? If it does not help, there might be some issue with your domain setup, I'd recommend that you reach out to Namecheap support so that they can take a close look
This guide is for the cases when your domain uses Namecheap BasicDNS, FreeDNS, or PremiumDNS. You can check this at the domain details page in the "Nameservers" section. If you use other nameservers, the CNAME should be created at those nameservers. Where exactly? -- It depends. You can contact Namecheap so that they can put you into right direction.
Hey guys, I've noticed that some of you see "DNS record not found" when checking the record in mxtoolbox. If you're one of them, check back 3:05 and make sure that you _removed the domain name from the "Host" section of the record_ . The DNS manager appends the domain to that value automatically, so if you don't remove it, the resulting record will have a duplicated domain, meaning that the record is created incorrectly.
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I got it to work thank u!!! this was amazing. my issue was the private key is the middle section you referred to. thankfully i screenshot nd sent it to myself a couple days ago. I thought the key inside the zip file was what i was looking for. However, thank you!
I went throught various official namecheap tutorials and videos on youtube and none of them worked, only your tutorial worked, thank you so much. (Too bad the people at namecheap don't know how to explain their own services)
Thanks sooo much
I still have DNS Record not found even after checking
Why in the world something so simple has been so overcomplicated by Namecheap? Thanks for clarifying everything so neatly!
Thanks for the kind words!
@@EasySSL i have my domain and ssl certificate from name cheap but web hosting from GoDaddy how to i proceed.
exactly , bluehost from here on out this is taking way too much time for something thats free their charging for
@@facelesspodcaster5594 It's easy
Exactly this
I diont understand how name cheap have made this so complicated. Thank you for your perfect explination. Really appreciate your help. This has saved me hours!!
You're most welcome! :)
because is cheap 😆
The sentence in 3:10 was what I was missing and where I wasted 3 days with namecheap tutorials! Thank you so much :)
I've been looking for 3 days for how to activate this SSL thing and you explained it in 4 minutes -_- thanks dude you're awesome, keep up the good work
Amazing best guide I've ever encountered online for a complex task! Keep up the good work.. Wow..
Oh my god that felt endless! Glad you made a step by step tutorial. I got it up and running.
Thank you SO MUCH. I've been racking my brain trying to activate the SSL on my new website for several days, reading tutorial after tutorial on Namecheap's help guide, and asking customer support to help. It's been incredibly frustrating and time consuming. Then I found this video and you walked me through exactly how to do it in 5 minutes. I'm astonished that not even Namecheap support were able to explain it this clearly over several attempts. I don't understand why it has to be this complicated. Clearly I'm not the only one who has struggled with this!
Thanks for the kind feedback!
how do you find the admin email?
@@KDuppyClothin If I understood you right, you are referring to the administrative contact email -- you enter it during SSL activation (can be seen at 2:05)
@@EasySSL yes, I fix it but I am having error when testing the health of the domain which is not allow me to verify it.
@@KDuppyClothin which tool do you use and what's the error it prompts?
Best guide of how to do it on internet!!! man you are a life saver!!!
My pleasure!
I can't express my gratitude to you sir, Thank you sm, Subscribed and liked the video!
Thank you! :)
how helpful that was. you don't know how much I appreciate that. thank you sooo much.
Thank you so much. NO confusion. Everthing worked as it is.
Glad it helped! Good luck with your projects! :)
Quick to the points, Really good job sir. Thank you
You're welcome!
Tysm you have no idea how long I've been on the phone for
Glad it was helpful! :)
I spend all night to fix this. Btw thank you for your helping. That was so helpful to me
Glad to help! :)
Thank you! This was easy to follow got it done quick now I can complete the setup of my website 🙏🏾
EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you!
Your video is very very helpful to me. Thank you so so much 😃😃
Thank You sooo much! The only video that explains so smoothly
reading this warms my heart 😊 Thank you for the feedback!
Thank You too! You helped and explained exceptionally well❣️
Thanks a lot!!! Very very helpful for Namecheap users...!
that what i was looking for you are the best thank you so much
Nice saved me hours! BIG TY! I used email for DCV tho and works the same
Thank You!! I never could have done this on my own.
Holy fk man How they can make something so simple this hard with their guides? Thanks, finally I unstuck
VERY VERY HELPFUL VIDEO THANK BUD
Thanks for the video it was helpful.
This is *THE* best guide for this - thank you so much for making it!
Thank you for your kind feedback! 😊
@@EasySSL Yeah thanks alot, couldn't have done it without this
@@niels8195 welcome! :)
Awesome and helpful video, but my certificate status does not say issued, it is stuck at IN PROGRESS. Any idea what I can do to change it?
same
WOW NA is all I needed to know smh thank the universe for this video!
Thank you! Namecheap needs to stop bothering (their help pages were terrible) and just link to your video instead
Thank you! 😊
You're a king 👑
Thank you!
it works. thank you
Thank you for this much needed share
my pleasure!
awesome thanks
Great tutorial! Thank you
Amazing video!
thank you!
Very helpful
You saved me thank you!!!
It worked, thanks!
Lifesaver!!
Amazing!
you are the man
Put in a ticket. Error on checking CNAME and I followed everything. I think you should make it clear when copying CNAME without website if that period (.) is staying or apart of it. I did both ways but still no success. Thanks for good video overall.
Thanks for the feedback! The period does not matter, the most important part is stripping down the domain name from the "Host" section. If there was some error, it is most likely caused by some another reason only the support team can tell.
Video Is Very useful for mi
Thank you so much
I LOVE YOU! THANK YOU! lol
Truely amazing....i did it along with video
glad you found it helpful! :)
Great guide. Wanted to comment for the algo :)
Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you so much!
I have my domain from Godaddy and hosting from namecheap and i can't DNS records in GoDaddy as it shows me to change my nameservers to godaddy but i can't do it as i have my hosting in namecheap nameservers , please help
Successfully done. Thank you so much
Welcome 👍
@@EasySSL Please, do you have any tutorial on hosting my website after activating SSL?
After the SSL is issued, you can forward its files to your hosting provider for further installation. If you are using Namecheap's managed wordpress hosting, you can check this video: ua-cam.com/video/gWfwu4BunhA/v-deo.html
i just purchased domain+wordpress and it says that i get a free SSL but cant find it
You don't get that cert as a separate product, so you can't see it in the account. Just need to enable it in the EasyWP dashboard: www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/10210/2287/easywp-free-ssl-for-your-wordpress-site/
Saved my Day, thanks very much
you're most welcome!
You really help me
Thank you this helped alot !
Extremely helpful
glad it helped! :)
Dude seriously! Thanks a lot! :D
glad you found it helpful! 😊
Thank you so much for your help! I did everything right but did not get my certificate because I was missing the save changes part
Glad you this sorted out!
you are a king!
thanks! xd
Thanks bro, you literally saved my ass
I've followed all the steps but I still have a pending status.
How can I get my private key if I did not save it before?
my G youre a life saver
Thank you...
finally found a clear explanation
Whenever I hit the "save changes/ retry ALT DCV" button, it throw an error that says "unhandled exception", why is that?
this might be because the status of the SSL has already changed automatically. Try refreshing the page and checking the status
very helpful! thank you so much. need the next part. when you are uploading that?
Thank you! Probably next week. What's the hosting package you have?
I used the same step but my 3:50 cnamelook domain control validation status is dns not found... Why ... What is the reason
have you removed the domain from the "Host" section as shown at 3:06?
I’m stuck at minute 4:30. In the host record section I don’t have any “add new record” to click. How can I go on?
thank u for ur help
Nice video.
I was following through but when i clicked on advanced option at 05:57 minutes , there was no option to add New Records.
How can that be tackled?
You can manage the DNS records there only if you are you using BasicDNS, PremiumDNS, and FreeDNS nameservers. If you don't see the management options there, then you are using hosting or other custom nameservers.
What do I do if I generated a crs code then generated another one because I forgot to copy the private key?
The CSR you submitted initially will generate an SSL certificate that has no matching private key -- that SSL is virtually unusable in this case. But this can be fixed by simply reissuing the SSL as shown in www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/811/14/how-do-i-reissue-my-ssl-certificate/ . This procedure is free of charge. You will be able to submit a new CSR there.
Note that in order to initiate a new reissue, you have to complete the validation process for your initial SSL.
thanks aloooot
welcome! :)
Thanks. Very helpful!
thank you for the feedback!
It really is so helpful.
@@aubreymcknight3330 thanks! Glad to hear!
Thank you so much. This is a great help.
Glad it helped!
VERY HELPUL! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
welcome! :)
Hey, thanks for the awesome tutorial. But whenever I paste the host. The page just freezes, unresponsive. I've tried in different browsers but It's still the same out come.
Finally, figured it out. Thanks fir this amazing tutorial mn.👍
I don´t have the option "Add new record", therefore I had to contact my domain to help me continue with the activation of the SSL Certificate. In the end it was more complicated....
I need how too install on Google Domains because the DNS Record Published isn't found 🤨😥... !!
What if I do not see the 'ACTIVATE' button but instead am seeing 'PENDING' in status and 'DETAILS' where it should be?
THANK YOU
welcome!
Hi thank you for the video it was so much easy to follow however, mine still says pending. Im not sure how long to wait exactly or if I did something wrong. I did everything and it even says that the DNS record was published and found.
Hi! Check 3:05 and make sure that you removed the domain name from the "Host" section of the record
@@EasySSL I re-did it and still nothing. I even re-purchased. Im still stuck as ever.
It's hard to tell in general, I would recommend that you contact Namecheap support so that they can check your current setup.
Hi, did you manage to figure it out? I am also having the same issue :(
@@ErriesEmporium Hi, I ended up asking their support team to help out with my issues. I don’t exactly understand what happened but in the end I got it. It took a long process of waiting. They told me my problem was not having a registered business. But I don’t understand how they could have slowed things down. But anyways, so ask for help and make yourself a high priority because they WILL solve it for you.
How much time it take effect to make my website secure ?
Great video! How do i provide the certificate to the host? I am using namecheap
There is a chat widget at the bottom right corner of the site, you can send the files there. Or send it in a support ticket
@2:54 i dont have an option to add a new record!!! under the "Hot records" row, it just says: "You can transfer DNS back to Namecheap BasicDNS to take advantage of our free Domain Redirect and Host Management services and other features. Change DNS Type"
At the "Domain" tab, do you have "Namecheap BasicDNS" or "Namecheap PremiumDNS" selected in "Nameservers"?
thanks a lot!
You're welcome!
3:45 DNS Record not found for me. I been going back and the same issue.
Hey! Have you removed the domain name from the "Host" value as shown at 2:59?
@@EasySSL YOU SAVED ME
Thank you very much it worked
Welcome!
are you meant to get error when pressing find problems?
For my EDIT METHODS, I only have download file. Do you have a tutorial for that?
"Download File" only appears if you've selected the HTTP (file upload) method for domain control validation. You can switch to the CNAME-based DCV method if you click "Edit Methods" directly.
thanks
Certificate Status has been 'In Progress' for the last 30 min. I hope this goes away. These SSL are a real hassle.
Once im in MX toolbox, my test shows "DNS Record Published". But to the left, it shows a red "X" instead of a green "check mark". What did i do wrong?
and it says "DNS record not found"
Can I remove the CNAME record after SSL validated and active? Is this record required for future installation?
The purpose of that record is simply demonstrating that you really have control over the domain. As soon as the SSL is validated and issued, the record can be removed.
thank god, don't know why they made it so complicated
it keeps saying not found but when I got to the website the top of it says secured so do I need to do anything
This depends on the current DNS and hosting setup. I'd recommend that you contact Namecheap support so that they can look at your setup specifically.
Thank you so much, namecheap just decided not to be straightforward.
*4:00 The DNS for my name has been found but on namecheap its doesn't update issued. it stayed on in progress for hours and still is :(((((
Have you clicked "Retry Alt DCV" as shown on 3:56? If it does not help, there might be some issue with your domain setup, I'd recommend that you reach out to Namecheap support so that they can take a close look
@@EasySSL Yes i did. OK thx anyway 👍
howlong is it on progess bcs mine doesn't show the Issued
Did you ever get it to say issued? Mine is at the same spot.
@@DripTooSoft yes
@@pewand Thanksbfor the reply! How long did it take to change?
HELP!!?? I don't have any of those options in the "advanced DNS section" no drop down etc.
This guide is for the cases when your domain uses Namecheap BasicDNS, FreeDNS, or PremiumDNS. You can check this at the domain details page in the "Nameservers" section.
If you use other nameservers, the CNAME should be created at those nameservers. Where exactly? -- It depends. You can contact Namecheap so that they can put you into right direction.
@@EasySSL
Yeah I figured that out already, thank you!