SSL Wizard - DCV check failure
I'm new to cPanel so please be "gentle" :)
I have set up three un-related cPanel purchased SSL certs on the server for three domains which all worked fine.
I am having issues with the fourth as the DCV check is failing....
I have checked the DNS / Nameservers etc configuration (registered with EasyDNS) and the problem site settings are exactly the same as the three that worked. The DNS name resolves OK with "example.com and "www.example.com" and the http version of the site works....... I have Admin/Root access to the cPanel solution and Admin access / ownership of the actual web sites..... OS is Centos 6.8 and WHM is 56.0 Really don't know what to do next..... All help and suggestions appreciated.... Thanks, Steve
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ERROR Message from wizard.....
The system queried for a temporary file at "http://example.com/ensure_domains_can_pass_dcv_KPVlArMFGPbcObDnykjMToINhTVu0CCJo3bCb1aTTzF8JW0NwJodKgsp2XCLCEsL.txt", but the web server indicated an error in response to this request: 404 (Not Found). It is possible that there is a DNS (Domain Name System) or web server misconfiguration.
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I have checked the DNS / Nameservers etc configuration (registered with EasyDNS) and the problem site settings are exactly the same as the three that worked. The DNS name resolves OK with "example.com and "www.example.com" and the http version of the site works....... I have Admin/Root access to the cPanel solution and Admin access / ownership of the actual web sites..... OS is Centos 6.8 and WHM is 56.0 Really don't know what to do next..... All help and suggestions appreciated.... Thanks, Steve
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Hello, Could you review the .htaccess file under that account's home directory, and within it's public_html directory, to determine if there are any rules that deny IP addresses? Thank you. 0 -
Hi Michael, Thanks for the input..... I have reviewed the .htaccess file and in the three sites that worked, there is not a .htaccess file. In the site with the problems, I have a .htaccess file in the /public_html folder with the following content: = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = RewriteOptions inherit RewriteEngine on RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|front_asstes|AuditSurveyImages|auditsurveyimages|assets|contest|css|js|lib|img|images|upload|bootstrap|robots\.txt) RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L] = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I am not really sure what this means :-) any help in determining what is wrong or what needs to be modified would be greatly appreciated..... SteveS 0 -
In the site with the problems, I have a .htaccess file in the /public_html folder with the following content: = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = RewriteOptions inherit RewriteEngine on RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|front_asstes|AuditSurveyImages|auditsurveyimages|assets|contest|css|js|lib|img|images|upload|bootstrap|robots\.txt) RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L] = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
It could be blocking the query for the temporary file. Try backing up the .htaccess file, and then temporarily disabling those rules to verify if that's the culprit. Thank you.0 -
Hi Michael, That worked thanks..... I re-named the .htaccess file, successfully purchased and installed the SSL cert from the cPanel store, put the .htaccess file back again and now the site works perfectly with https:// Many thanks for your help. SteveS 0 -
I'm happy to see the issue is now resolved. Note that you may need to complete the same steps the next time the certificate is renewed, or you might want to exclude this rule from cPanel or Comodo IP addresses. Thank you. 0
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