Title: Error: SSL certificate problem Last modified: August 24, 2025 --- # Error: SSL certificate problem * Resolved [crxed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crxed/) * (@crxed) * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/) * Since today I get the follow error 2025-08-24 13:53:16: The social post ID: 6242 failed to post. Error: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate * Tried to remove the Facebook service and add it again, but now adding is not possible anymore either, throwing the same SSL error. * Any help? * It was working fine until last week and I have not changed anything on my site. Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [petecarr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petecarr/) * (@petecarr) * [7 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18615665) * I’m also getting the same message in my logs. I can’t refresh anything via Facebook. It was also fine last week. * ```wp-block-code 2025-08-27 10:21:26: The social post ID: 229804 failed to post. Error: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate2025-08-27 10:21:26: TRANSITION 229804 ( social_post ): future => publish ``` * Plugin Support [Val Meow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valwa/) * (@valwa) * [7 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18623460) * Hey [@crxed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crxed/)! 👋 * Unfortunately, this isn’t something caused by the plugin, so I won’t be able to help directly. An SSL error is almost always the result of the server not providing an **intermediate certificate** during the TLS handshake. Running the** SSL Labs test** against the server will confirm if that’s the case. * This can happen either because of an issue with your server or with the API server you’re trying to use. * 🔗 [SSL Labs Test](https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/) * Thread Starter [crxed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crxed/) * (@crxed) * [7 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18624105) * My server is returning Grade A in the SSL report * Thread Starter [crxed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crxed/) * (@crxed) * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18632154) * [@valwa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valwa/) I got a request question from my host: * Which User Agent is used to use the Social App? They want to know, in case they might be blocking it. * [theaaronp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theaaronp/) * (@theaaronp) * [7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18645092) * So my replies have been deleted. I just solved the problem. And now they’re being deleted. Take some accountability ffs. * Thread Starter [crxed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crxed/) * (@crxed) * [7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18645099) * What happened to the solution that was posted here? * Why was it deleted??? * [theaaronp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theaaronp/) * (@theaaronp) * [7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18645110) * Seems like they don’t like the fact I just pointed out to them that this is a them issue. They haven’t kept up with the latest Facebook SDK. I solved it by changing a couple of lines of code after weeks of them telling me I was wrong and it was my server. * Thread Starter [crxed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crxed/) * (@crxed) * [7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18645128) * I got your info. Is this correct? * Go here: * /wp-content/plugins/social-engine-pro/vendor/facebook/graph-sdk/src/Facebook/ HttpClients/FacebookCurlHttpClient.php * Open: * FacebookCurlHttpClient.php * Change: * CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST => 2,CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER => true,CURLOPT_CAINFO => * DIR* . ‘/certs/DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.pem’, * To: * CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST => 2,CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER => true, * That means to remove the /certs DIR part? * [theaaronp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theaaronp/) * (@theaaronp) * [7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18645144) * `CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST => 2, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER => true,CURLOPT_CAINFO = > **DIR** . '/certs/DigiCertHighAssuranceEVRootCA.pem',**_CHANGE TO_** * `CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST => 2, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER => true, * Thread Starter [crxed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crxed/) * (@crxed) * [7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18645616) * [@theaaronp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theaaronp/) It immediately started working after that change, thanks a lot!! [@valwa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valwa/) time to update the plugin * [theaaronp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theaaronp/) * (@theaaronp) * [7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18645653) * [@crxed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/crxed/) glad it worked for you, we’ve been testing all day and it seems to be working well. This is a _fix_ in the short term, there might be other changes in the latest SDK that need to be reflected in the plugin but nothing that will stop you from scheduling. [@valwa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/valwa/) credit for the fix please 🙂 Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘Error: SSL certificate problem’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/social-engine/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2791578) * [Social Engine](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-engine/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/social-engine/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-engine/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-engine/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-engine/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/social-engine/reviews/) ## Tags * [Certificate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/certificate/) * [SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ssl/) * 11 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [theaaronp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theaaronp/) * Last activity: [7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-ssl-certificate-problem/#post-18645653) * Status: resolved