Title: DROPBOX: (35) SSL connect error
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# DROPBOX: (35) SSL connect error

 *  [save1962](https://wordpress.org/support/users/save1962/)
 * (@save1962)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/)
 * I used the plugin for several months, always all right, today I received the 
   error at the time the backup to Dropbox. I tried to redo the authentication “
   App Access to Dropbox” but I always get the error message “DROPBOX: (35) SSL 
   connect error”
    Thank you Saverio Santi
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 *  Plugin Contributor [Guido Scialfa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wido/)
 * (@wido)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/#post-6397469)
 * I’ve the same problem. Seems it is a recurring problem. Found other threads on
   wordpress forum about this issue. Some are old. I tried to use the filter
    `add_filter('
   backwpup_cacert_bundle', '__return_false' );` but nothing changed.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/#post-6397535)
 * With PHP did you use? Can you upgrade it ?
 *  Thread Starter [save1962](https://wordpress.org/support/users/save1962/)
 * (@save1962)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/#post-6397542)
 * I have 6 websites on the same server, all with the same versions of wordpress
   and php, I have this problem in 2.
    PHP Version 3.5.29 Wordpress Version 4.2.4
 *  Thread Starter [save1962](https://wordpress.org/support/users/save1962/)
 * (@save1962)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/#post-6397543)
 * PHP Version 5.3.29
    sorry
 *  Thread Starter [save1962](https://wordpress.org/support/users/save1962/)
 * (@save1962)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/#post-6397544)
 * I upgraded to PHP version 5.6.9, but still keeps the error.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Guido Scialfa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wido/)
 * (@wido)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/#post-6397591)
 * Same for me. Php version 5.6.9. If can help, I have not this issue on my other
   installation at work, I’ll check for the php version on there.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/#post-6397599)
 * can you test the beta version from [https://github.com/inpsyde/backwpup](https://github.com/inpsyde/backwpup)
   with the filter above ?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Guido Scialfa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wido/)
 * (@wido)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dropbox-35-ssl-connect-error/#post-6397681)
 * Hi, sorry me for the late respond. Tried today the beta version and everything
   went well. I’ve done a manual backup and no errors in console, the backup was
   correctly stored in dropbox.

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