Title: Error after Update Last modified: May 27, 2020 --- # Error after Update * Resolved [michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * (@michasumi) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/) * after the current update the plugin ejects errors every second * PHP Warning: openssl_decrypt(): IV passed is only 4 bytes long, cipher expects an IV of precisely 16 bytes, padding with \0 in wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank- math/includes/class-data-encryption.php on line 121 PHP Stack trace: PHP 1. { main}() /data/customers/webs/wp-cron.php:0 PHP 2. require_once() /wp-cron.php: 44 PHP 3. require_once() wp-load.php:37 PHP 4. require_once() wp-config.php:131 PHP 5. include_once() wp-settings.php:371 PHP 6. rank_math() wp-content/plugins/ seo-by-rank-math/rank-math.php:506 PHP 7. RankMath::get() wp-content/plugins/ seo-by-rank-math/rank-math.php:502 PHP 8. RankMath->setup() wp-content/plugins/ seo-by-rank-math/rank-math.php:164 PHP 9. RankMath->instantiate() /wp-content/ plugins/seo-by-rank-math/rank-math.php:185 PHP 10. RankMath\Admin\Registration- >__construct() wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/rank-math.php:287 PHP 11. RankMath\Helper::is_invalid_registration() wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/ includes/admin/class-registration.php:62 PHP 12. RankMath\Helper::is_site_connected() wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/helpers/class-conditional.php:90 PHP 13. RankMath\Admin\Admin_Helper::get_registration_data() wp-content/plugins/ seo-by-rank-math/includes/helpers/class-conditional.php:74 PHP 14. RankMath\Data_Encryption- >decrypt() wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/admin/class-admin-helper. php:134 PHP 15. openssl_decrypt() /wp-content/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/includes/ class-data-encryption.php:121 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [Rank Math SEO](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmath/) * (@rankmath) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12901073) * Hello [@michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * Thank you for contacting the support and sorry for the issue you are facing. * It is just a warning and you can ignore it for now. We will fix it in one of the upcoming updates. * Also, please update all the other themes, plugins & WordPress to the latest version. * If there’s anything else we can help you with, please let us know. We are here to assist. * Thread Starter [michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * (@michasumi) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12901082) * Hm, my system sends emails every second, I don’t think I want to wait for the next update. Can I download the previous version somewhere? * Plugin Author [Rank Math SEO](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmath/) * (@rankmath) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12901105) * Hello [@michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * Sure. We can understand. * While we prepare the fix, please downgrade following this guide: [https://rankmath.com/kb/version-control/#a-how-to-rollback-rank-math-to-a-previous-version](https://rankmath.com/kb/version-control/#a-how-to-rollback-rank-math-to-a-previous-version) * Hope that helps. Thank you. * Thread Starter [michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * (@michasumi) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12901110) * Thanks 🙂 * Plugin Author [Rank Math SEO](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmath/) * (@rankmath) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12901411) * Hello [@michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * Upon checking further, we are assuming that the update routine might not have run correctly. * Can you please try to update again and let us know if that helped? * Please disconnect your Rank Math and Search Console accounts and reconnect after updating. * Looking forward to helping you. Thank you. * Thread Starter [michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * (@michasumi) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12901835) * Hello, unfortunately no, the error message still comes * [FENOMICS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fenomics/) * (@fenomics) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12903347) * Same problem here… * Plugin Author [Rank Math SEO](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmath/) * (@rankmath) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12904944) * Hello [@michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) [@fenomics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fenomics/) * Can you please disconnect your Rank Math account from here: * ``` /wp-admin/admin.php?page=rank-math&view=help or /wp-admin/network/admin.php?page=rank-math ``` * and then reconnect. * Then, disconnect the Search Console from here: `/wp-admin/admin.php?page=rank- math-search-console` * and then reconnect from here `/wp-admin/admin.php?page=rank-math-options-general# setting-panel-search-console` * Looking forward to helping you. Thank you. * Thread Starter [michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * (@michasumi) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12905688) * Hello, I have already tried this, but unfortunately the error remains * [jiggaman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiggaman/) * (@jiggaman) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12906371) * Just curious…what version of PHP are you running? * [https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.openssl-decrypt.php](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.openssl-decrypt.php) * reviewing this is looks like there have been changes in the capabilities of what this function can do. * Would love to know what php version you are running. - This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by [jiggaman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jiggaman/). * Thread Starter [michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * (@michasumi) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12906384) * PHP 7.4 with Debian and Nginx * Thread Starter [michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * (@michasumi) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12907298) * So i have now manually uploaded the plugin and the logged out and logged in. and look there, now it seems to work, since 10 minutes no error message received. i hope it remains so now, thanks * Plugin Author [Rank Math SEO](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmath/) * (@rankmath) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12907677) * Hello [@michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) & [@fenomics](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fenomics/), * Glad to know that, we released a quick Beta update to fix the issue. * Please enable the Beta update by following this: [https://rankmath.com/kb/version-control/#beta-updates](https://rankmath.com/kb/version-control/#beta-updates) [https://rankmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rank-Math-Beta-Testing.jpg](https://rankmath.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rank-Math-Beta-Testing.jpg) * If you are unable to see an update, please clear Rank Math’s transients from: ** WP Dashboard >> Rank Math >> Status & Tools >> Database Tools >> Remove Rank Math Transients >> Remove transients** [https://i.rankmath.com/6bLtf2](https://i.rankmath.com/6bLtf2) * **Please clear the caches from the server and WordPress after updating.** * If the issue is still not resolved, please let us know. * We are here to assist. Thank you. * Plugin Author [Rank Math SEO](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmath/) * (@rankmath) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12911944) * Hello * Please update to the latest version, 1.0.43.1. Head over to your WordPress plugins/ update page and update the Rank Math plugin to the latest version. * That should fix the issue. * You might need to clear your browser cache by using any of these keyboard combinations: Windows: Ctrl + F5 Mac/Apple: Apple + R or command + R Linux: F5 * and your website and server-cache if you are still seeing any issues from Rank Math’s end. * Hope that helps. If there’s anything else we can help you with, please let us know. We are here to assist. * Thread Starter [michasumi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michasumi/) * (@michasumi) * [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/#post-12912022) * I always notice that the decision to switch from Yoast to you was a very good idea. Thanks a lot for fixing this so fast 🙂 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Error after Update’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/seo-by-rank-math/assets/icon.svg?rev=3438330) * [Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seo-by-rank-math/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/) * 16 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Rank Math SEO](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rankmath/) * Last activity: [5 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-update-165/page/2/#post-12912303) * Status: resolved