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sg208
05-15-2009, 06:55 PM
Hey guys, i'm still fresh on this thing but i was wondering about SSL. I want to setup WHMCS with SSL. I have 2 VMs for this failover. Now, I'm not sure on this SSL thinggy. Would I have to have 2 SSL certs installed on both VMs or 1 is enough? if 2 required? i was just thinking getting 1 paid cert and the other using just the share ssl from cpanel.

I appreciate the help :)

serverfactor
05-15-2009, 07:07 PM
Hello,

You can install the same SSL certificate on the two VM's, won't be a problem AFAIK.

Only requirement is you should use the same CSR for installing it on both the VM's. Otherwise it is all fine.

Regards

sg208
05-16-2009, 07:46 PM
oh cool, testing it right now between 2 VMs :)

Bluesplinter
05-17-2009, 08:49 AM
Hopefully you're aware that you'll need to either use a common database (dedicated MySQL server), or arrange to keep them in sync. If you use separate dbs, and allow them to get out of sync, you'll have a far bigger mess than failover will solve.

If you've already accounted for that, sorry for butting in :)

Take care,
Steve

serverfactor
05-17-2009, 09:06 AM
Yea. Syncing them manually will be a pain in the arse.

The best bet will be to get 2 web VM's + a common MySQL only VM.

This will solve your problem if you have not already taken care of it :)

Regards