Whoops, error message about SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key

[willyr]

Hi all, just trying to convert a website to WP. Installed OK, but I cannot download any plugins.

This is the error message I get when I try:

Download failed. SSL peer certificate or SSH remote key was not OK

Any ideas what I have to do to fix this, and if so, where I get the file to fix?

Thanks much.

Bill

http://www.davesfishmount.com

[Anita]

Did you install this on a Network or Multisite?

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Love coffee, chocolate and my Bella!

[willyr]

Hi there. Nope, it's a stand alone site.

[Anita]

Someone else has the same problem - look here.

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Love coffee, chocolate and my Bella!

[willyr]

Anita, thank you. I was unable to find anything on this issue when I searched prior to my post.

My ISP referred me to a WP support blog which says that if I add the following to my wp-config.php file, it will resolve the issue.
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<?php
add_filter('https_ssl_verify', '__return_false');
add_filter('https_local_ssl_verify', '__return_false');
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I am embarrassed to say that I have not tried this yet, as I have not been able to locate the wp-config.php file in any of the WP directories on my server.

Thoughts?

Bill

[willyr]

I meant to include this too:

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/38-upgrade-network-ssl-fail

This is the URL of the WP support note.

B.

[Anita]

Use your FTP application (Filezilla) or the File Manager to your host. Browse to your main folder - the wp-config.php file is in there - not your theme folder. It is a part of the WP CORE files, but it's okay for you to modify it. Make a backup before you proceed.

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Love coffee, chocolate and my Bella!

[willyr]

Anita, thanks...

Unfortunately when I add this to the wp-config.php file
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<?php
add_filter(‘https_ssl_verify’, ‘__return_false’);
add_filter(‘https_local_ssl_verify’, ‘__return_false’);
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and upload it, I get a parse error on line 92, which is the line with this part of the code: <?php

If I remove just that line and leave the other two, I get an error message that there are too many redirects and the plugin download has failed.

Don't know where to turn with this now.

Bill

B.

[Anita]

I would post your issues over on that link on WordPress.org. I am not familiar with the issue. You'll have better luck there.

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Love coffee, chocolate and my Bella!

[willyr]

Turns out that after them telling me to fix it, it was a server side error all along, and the ISP has now corrected it.

Thanks to all for the help.

Bill

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