SSL is an essential part of creating a secure Apache site. SSL certificates allow you encrypt all the traffic sent to and from your Apache web site to prevent others from viewing all of the traffic. It uses public key cryptography to establish a secure connection. This means that anything encrypted with a public key (the SSL certificate) can only be decrypted with the private key (stored only on the server) and vice versa.
What You Need
You will be executing commands directly on the web server, and the only way to do that is via SSH. SSH is basically a secure form of telnet, and you can use SSH to do anything you might typically do with telnet. So, you must have a SSH client to connect to the web server via SSH.
You will also need a FTP client if you want to create your .htaccess file on your own system, then upload it to the web server.
The only other thing you need is a web hosting account from Anchor. This would simply be your FTP account information that you received when your service started. To connect via SSH you would just use the same hostname, username, and password as your FTP account Continue reading
The wp-config.php file contains very sensitive information about your WordPress installation, including your database access, table prefix and Secret Keys.
The wp-config.php file is a standard part of your WordPress installation. It defines the configuration settings required to access your MySQL database. If your self-hosting WordPress, there’s no way of getting around not using it.
It’s your job to protect it! You certainly don’t want this file falling into the wrong hands in the event of a server problem. You can protect it by encrypting it’s content when you upload and denying access to it.
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