To generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

[akluch2]

Hi everyone,
I want to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for Apache webserver, each resouces i seach says to use the following command :

openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout myserver.key -out server.csr

My problem is where do i put the above command? Is it at my web root folder or what. Someone help. I am new to this.

[George88]

Is your web server a shared hosting server? Are you using a local server?

If you're on a shared hosting server you'll need to use SSH (Secure Shell Access) with a tool such as PuTTY, provided you have access.

If on the other hand you're working with a local server, this is a command line job. Are you on Linux?

Also note that if you are indeed working on a remote shared hosting server, if you have cPanel you can use that to generate a signing request for you without having to worry about shell access or the command line.