Title: ERROR: CREATE_CLIENT:RuntimeException: Parse error
Last modified: December 18, 2019

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# ERROR: CREATE_CLIENT:RuntimeException: Parse error

 *  Resolved [miu22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miu22/)
 * (@miu22)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-create_clientruntimeexception-parse-error/)
 * Anyone can help with the following error?
 * ERROR: CREATE_CLIENT:RuntimeException: Parse error reading JWS in /srv/htdocs/
   wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEConnector.php:188
    Stack trace: #
   0 /srv/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEConnector.php(227):
   LEClient\LEConnector->request(‘POST’, ‘[https://acme-v0…&#8217](https://acme-v0…&#8217);,‘{“
   protected”:”e…’) #1 /srv/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEAccount.
   php(99): LEClient\LEConnector->post(‘[https://acme-v0…&#8217](https://acme-v0…&#8217);,‘{“
   protected”:”e…’) #2 /srv/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEAccount.
   php(73): LEClient\LEAccount->createLEAccount(‘ashishko@badoco…’) #3 /srv/htdocs/
   wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEClient.php(141): LEClient\LEAccount-
   >__construct(Object(LEClient\LEConnector), 1, ‘ashishko@badoco…’, Array) #4 /
   srv/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/classes/le-core.php(98): LEClient\
   LEClient->__construct(‘ashishko@badoco…’, false, 1, ‘/wordpress/core…’) #5 /srv/
   htdocs/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/classes/le-core.php(74): WPLE_Core-
   >wple_create_client() #6 /srv/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/classes/
   le-core.php(61): WPLE_Core->wple_generate_verify_ssl() #7 /srv/htdocs/wp-content/
   plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/admin/le_admin.php(307): WPLE_Core->__construct(Array)#
   8 /wordpress/core/5.3.1/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(288): WPLE_Admin->wple_save_email_generate_certs(”)#
   9 /wordpress/core/5.3.1/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(312): WP_Hook->apply_filters(
   NULL, Array) #10 /wordpress/core/5.3.1/wp-includes/plugin.php(478): WP_Hook->
   do_action(Array) #11 /wordpress/core/5.3.1/wp-admin/admin.php(170): do_action(‘
   admin_init’) #12 {main}

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 *  Plugin Author [WP Encryption SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gowebsmarty/)
 * (@gowebsmarty)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-create_clientruntimeexception-parse-error/#post-12253419)
 * [@miu22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miu22/) Looks like an issue on your
   server side. Pls give it another try.
 *  [aaarich33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aaarich33/)
 * (@aaarich33)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-create_clientruntimeexception-parse-error/#post-12260870)
 * How many times should I keep on trying and for how long please?
 * ERROR: CREATE_CLIENT:RuntimeException: Parse error reading JWS in /homepages/
   22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEConnector.
   php:188
    Stack trace: #0 /homepages/22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/
   plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEConnector.php(227): WPLEClient\WPLEConnector-
   >request(‘POST’, ‘[https://acme-v0…&#8217](https://acme-v0…&#8217);, ‘{“protected”:”
   e…’) #1 /homepages/22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-
   ssl/lib/LEAccount.php(99): WPLEClient\WPLEConnector->post(‘[https://acme-v0…&#8217](https://acme-v0…&#8217);,‘{“
   protected”:”e…’) #2 /homepages/22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/plugins/
   wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEAccount.php(73): WPLEClient\LEAccount->createLEAccount(‘
   richard.moules@…’) #3 /homepages/22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/
   plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEClient.php(141): WPLEClient\LEAccount->__construct(
   Object(WPLEClient\WPLEConnector), 1, ‘richard.moules@…’, Array) #4 /homepages/
   22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/classes/
   le-core.php(100): WPLEClient\WPLEClient->__construct(‘richard.moules@…’, false,
   1, ‘/homepages/22/d…’) #5 /homepages/22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/
   plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/classes/le-core.php(76): WPLE_Core->wple_create_client()#
   6 /homepages/22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-
   ssl/classes/le-core.php(62): WPLE_Core->wple_generate_verify_ssl() #7 /homepages/
   22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/admin/
   le_admin.php(337): WPLE_Core->__construct(Array) #8 /homepages/22/d808589855/
   htdocs/app808590037/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(288): WPLE_Admin->wple_save_email_generate_certs(”)#
   9 /homepages/22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(
   312): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #10 /homepages/22/d808589855/htdocs/
   app808590037/wp-includes/plugin.php(478): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #11 /homepages/
   22/d808589855/htdocs/app808590037/wp-admin/admin.php(170): do_action(‘admin_init’)#
   12 {main}
 *  Plugin Author [WP Encryption SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gowebsmarty/)
 * (@gowebsmarty)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-create_clientruntimeexception-parse-error/#post-12267532)
 * Unfortunately servers with certain security restrictions that lead to ‘parse 
   error reading JWS’ cannot by resolved by WP LetsEncrypt at this moment. We will
   let you know soon after we find a solution.

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 * Status: resolved