Title: Error message after fresh install
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error message after fresh install

 *  [John Smiley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misteryyc/)
 * (@misteryyc)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-after-fresh-install/)
 * I’ve done a fresh install of WP on a host that I’ve used wihout a problem for
   years. I’m getting a notice when on the WordPress Updates page. Thoughts?
 * Warning: An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.
   org or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please 
   try the support forums. (WordPress could not establish a secure connection to
   WordPress.org. Please contact your server administrator.) in /home/USERNAME/public_html/
   wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php on line 77
 * cPanel Version 11.32.7 (build 3)
    Theme x3 Apache version 2.2.23 PHP version 
   5.3.20 MySQL version 5.1.68-cll Architecture x86_64 Operating system linux Shared
   IP Address DELETED FOR PRIVACY Path to sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail Path to Perl/
   usr/bin/perl Perl version 5.8.8 Kernel version 2.6.9-103.ELsmp cPanel Pro 1.0(
   RC1)

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 *  Thread Starter [John Smiley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misteryyc/)
 * (@misteryyc)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-after-fresh-install/#post-5101431)
 * Also, upon updating Akismet, I get:
    (though it appeared to install and activate
   just fine)
 * Warning: An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.
   org or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please 
   try the support forums. (WordPress could not establish a secure connection to
   WordPress.org. Please contact your server administrator.) in /home/hprlclad/public_html/
   wp-includes/update.php on line 119
 * Warning: An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.
   org or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please 
   try the support forums. (WordPress could not establish a secure connection to
   WordPress.org. Please contact your server administrator.) in /home/hprlclad/public_html/
   wp-includes/update.php on line 287
 * Warning: An unexpected error occurred. Something may be wrong with WordPress.
   org or this server’s configuration. If you continue to have problems, please 
   try the support forums. (WordPress could not establish a secure connection to
   WordPress.org. Please contact your server administrator.) in /home/hprlclad/public_html/
   wp-includes/update.php on line 435
 *  Thread Starter [John Smiley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misteryyc/)
 * (@misteryyc)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-after-fresh-install/#post-5101672)
 * Anyone seeing something similar? Bueller?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [John Smiley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/misteryyc/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-after-fresh-install/#post-5101672)
 * Status: not resolved

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