Title: SSL error for PayPal
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# SSL error for PayPal

 *  Resolved [Joolzsoulstice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joolzsoulstice/)
 * (@joolzsoulstice)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/)
 * I am really losing my mind over this!
    I have been having problems with orders
   being cancelled after a payment timeout where paypal is giving an error message
   for SSL, as follows: ** [timeout] => 60 [httpversion] => 1.1 [compress] => [decompress]
   => [user-agent] => WooCommerce/2.5.5 )
 * 03-29-2016 @ 12:22:22 – IPN Response: WP_Error Object
    ( [errors] => Array ( [
   http_request_failed] => Array ( [0] => SSL connect error )
 *  )
 *  [error_data] => Array
    ( )
 * )
 * 03-29-2016 @ 12:22:22 – Received invalid response from PayPal
    03-29-2016 @ 12:
   22:22 – Error response: SSL connect error
 * I’ve:
    – Changed the Notify Url to the onegiven to me by my host (beginning https)
   on my paypal account, though in my test purchase logs (using sandbox) it only
   shows as an http url still – Tested a slightly different https address as suggested
   in Woocommerce threads, incase that might help, no joy – Checked my email address
   is correct on paypal – Set up Payment Data Transfer on Paypal ​- Created an Identity
   Token on paypal and entered that into my woocommerce settings – Entered all API
   references onto Woocommerce
 * All of these things have been suggested on various sites and threads and all 
   was running fine only a couple of months ago without these changes, so it must
   be something that has occurred in updating.
 * My host is being somewhat unhelpful and just told me it’s nothing to do with 
   them and I should contact Woocommerce (so here I am!) The only thing I can see
   that should be an issue (though PLEASE correct me if I am wrong) is that the 
   Notify Url that is going through in the logs is http not https, so I’m wondering
   if there is anywhere within the Woocommerce settings that I can edit this so 
   it matches the paypal info or is this actually an issue with the host??
 * Thanks for any help anyone can give – I have built my site myself – over 2 years
   ago, so I can’t be doing too bad a job! – and I am not a programmer, but I am
   a quick learner!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/)

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 *  Thread Starter [Joolzsoulstice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joolzsoulstice/)
 * (@joolzsoulstice)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7217803)
 * Update:
    Ticking “Force SSL” doesn’t fix it either!
 *  Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/)
 * (@mikejolley)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7217839)
 * Please try making this change [https://github.com/woothemes/woocommerce/commit/ae36ff71fae112d08f0caf7f894e221254345328](https://github.com/woothemes/woocommerce/commit/ae36ff71fae112d08f0caf7f894e221254345328)
 *  Thread Starter [Joolzsoulstice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joolzsoulstice/)
 * (@joolzsoulstice)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7217907)
 * Thanks for the help but, as I said, I’m not an actual programmer, so what are
   you asking me to do here and where do I put it? There appears to be relevant 
   info and links from the link you’ve given above but I’m not sure what specific
   info I need – or is this something I need to refer my host to? I don’t mean to
   come off ignorant but this is above my understanding somewhat, so I’m doing my
   best!
 *  Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/)
 * (@mikejolley)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7217935)
 * That link is the change required to the plugin to test this. I just rolled it
   into our 2.5 branch so you can download:
 * [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woothemes/woocommerce/release/2.5/woocommerce.php](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woothemes/woocommerce/release/2.5/woocommerce.php)
   
   [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woothemes/woocommerce/release/2.5/includes/class-wc-https.php](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woothemes/woocommerce/release/2.5/includes/class-wc-https.php)
 * And replace those files in wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/
 *  [drwendyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwendyd/)
 * (@drwendyd)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218005)
 * Hey Mike,
    1) Just checking to see if the above message with the solution, sent
   to Joolzsoulstice, who seemed to be having the same issue as me, applies to me
   also? 2) I notice that there is an update for WooCommerce plugin. If I do the
   update that will I still need to find the folder/file contain the .php information
   in my cPanel and replace with the downloads you’ve given? 3) If yes I need to
   find these files and replace them, can I delete woocommerce from my website and
   reinstall? If this is an option will it have the new .php code??? written into
   it already? I’m a little nervous about going into the cPanel and editing .php
   code( is that what you call it???) Whichever way this works and whatever I have
   to do on my end now to correct my problem. I just wanted to say thank you for
   not carrying on like I was a bloody idiot and that the problem was all in my 
   head. Wendy
 *  Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/)
 * (@mikejolley)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218015)
 * If you want to try it, download the two files I linked to above and overwrite
   your versions via FTP. Don’t edit code manually.
 *  Thread Starter [Joolzsoulstice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joolzsoulstice/)
 * (@joolzsoulstice)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218033)
 * Hi Mike,
 * Sorry I haven’t replied before – we have school holidays and it’s been hectic!
   I will try what you’ve suggested and let you know if it works.
 * Many thanks for your help,
    Joolz
 *  [drwendyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwendyd/)
 * (@drwendyd)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218045)
 * Hi Mike, I downloaded the info onto my desk top from the two links provided below
   
   [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woothemes/woocommerce/release/2.5/woocommerce.php](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woothemes/woocommerce/release/2.5/woocommerce.php)
   [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woothemes/woocommerce/release/2.5/includes/class-wc-https.php](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/woothemes/woocommerce/release/2.5/includes/class-wc-https.php)
   I replaced those files in wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/ using Filezilla to 
   dragged the files. A box opened asking if I wanted to overwrite etc, to which
   I check the overwrite button for both files. Both were transferred successfully.
 * I double checked to make sure that everything had changed in my cPanel. I went
   into my file manager, click on edit, then click on code editor. I used the first
   link that you provided, so I could cross reference my new file using the line
   numbers [https://github.com/woothemes/woocommerce/commit/ae36ff71fae112d08f0caf7f894e221254345328](https://github.com/woothemes/woocommerce/commit/ae36ff71fae112d08f0caf7f894e221254345328)
   to make sure all the information correlated. All files appear to have been been
   uploaded correctly and everything matches to the code given in the url above.
 * I’m still having the same problem? Pending and cancelling out. The transaction
   is complete on the paypal end, so the funds are being captured and processed.
   
   Help!
 * Wendy
 *  [drwendyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwendyd/)
 * (@drwendyd)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218046)
 * Not sure if this helps, here’s my system report
 *     ```
       ### WordPress Environment ###
   
       Home URL: http://thelawsofattractioninaction.com
       Site URL: http://thelawsofattractioninaction.com
       WC Version: 2.5.5
       Log Directory Writable: ✔
       WP Version: 4.4.2
       WP Multisite: –
       WP Memory Limit: 256 MB
       WP Debug Mode: –
       Language: en_US
   
       ### Server Environment ###
   
       Server Info: Apache
       PHP Version: 5.4.45
       PHP Post Max Size: 64 MB
       PHP Time Limit: 30
       PHP Max Input Vars: 1000
       SUHOSIN Installed: –
       MySQL Version: 5.5.42
       Max Upload Size: 64 MB
       Default Timezone is UTC: ✔
       fsockopen/cURL: ✔
       SoapClient: ✔
       DOMDocument: ✔
       GZip: ✔
       Multibyte String: ✔
       Remote Post: ✔
       Remote Get: ✔
   
       ### Database ###
   
       WC Database Version: 2.5.5
       :
       woocommerce_sessions: ✔
       woocommerce_api_keys: ✔
       woocommerce_attribute_taxonomies: ✔
       woocommerce_termmeta: ✔
       woocommerce_downloadable_product_permissions: ✔
       woocommerce_order_items: ✔
       woocommerce_order_itemmeta: ✔
       woocommerce_tax_rates: ✔
       woocommerce_tax_rate_locations: ✔
   
       ### Active Plugins (8) ###
   
       Akismet: by Automattic – 3.1.10
       Child Theme Configurator: by Lilaea Media – 2.0.1
       Jetpack by WordPress.com: by Automattic – 3.9.6
       S3 Media Maestro: by Fly Plugins – 1.8.2
       Woo Commmerce Addon for WP Courseware: by Fly Plugins – 1.0
       WooCommerce: by WooThemes – 2.5.5
       WP Courseware: by Fly Plugins – 3.8.3
       WP Super Cache: by Automattic – 1.4.8
   
       ### Settings ###
   
       Force SSL: –
       Currency: USD ($)
       Currency Position: left
       Thousand Separator: ,
       Decimal Separator: .
       Number of Decimals: 2
   
       ### API ###
   
       API Enabled: ✔
       API Version: 3.1.0
   
       ### WC Pages ###
   
       Shop Base: #169 - /shop/
       Cart: #170 - /cart/
       Checkout: #171 - /checkout/
       My Account: #172 - /my-account/
   
       ### Taxonomies ###
   
       Product Types: external (external)
       grouped (grouped)
       simple (simple)
       variable (variable)
   
       ### Theme ###
   
       Name: Customizr Pro Child
       Version: 1.0.1443997102
       Author URL:
       Child Theme: ✔
       Parent Theme Name: Customizr Pro
       Parent Theme Version: 1.2.21
       Parent Theme Author URL: http://presscustomizr.com/
       WooCommerce Support: ✔
   
       ### Templates ###
   
       Overrides: –
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/)
 * (@mikejolley)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218047)
 * Anything different in your logs now? What hosting provider is this?
 *  [drwendyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drwendyd/)
 * (@drwendyd)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218056)
 * Hostgator provider:
 * This is before replacing updated code…see below April 5 log status after replacing
   code. I couldn’t see anything that was different.
 * 03-21-2016 @ 22:11:17 – Checking IPN response is valid
    03-21-2016 @ 22:11:17–
   IPN Request: Array ( [body] => Array ( [cmd] => _notify-validate [mc_gross] =
   > 0.99 [invoice] => WC-267 [protection_eligibility] => Ineligible [item_number1]
   => [payer_id] => U8DZHLNAKCPSS [tax] => 0.00 [payment_date] => 14:49:17 Mar 21,
   2016 PDT [payment_status] => Completed [charset] => windows-1252 [mc_shipping]
   => 0.00 [mc_handling] => 0.00 [first_name] => test [mc_fee] => 0.33 [notify_version]
   => 3.8 [custom] => {“order_id”:267,”order_key”:”wc_order_56f06c18474b8″} [payer_status]
   => verified [business] => [mwedearborne-facilitator-1@cox.net](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-facilitator-1@cox.net?output_format=md)[
   num_cart_items] => 1 [mc_handling1] => 0.00 [verify_sign] => AF4DRHi.zKXSyCQGrKMiFN.
   UBrWeArLxa7EikPLkZMJoBtwIpQ.ueuCp [payer_email] => [mwedearborne-buyer-1@cox.net](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-buyer-1@cox.net?output_format=md)[
   mc_shipping1] => 0.00 [tax1] => 0.00 [txn_id] => 6D7794294K873500K [payment_type]
   => instant [last_name] => buyer [item_name1] => Cancel That: Laws of Attraction
   Webinar [receiver_email] => [mwedearborne-facilitator-1@cox.net](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-facilitator-1@cox.net?output_format=md)[
   payment_fee] => 0.33 [quantity1] => 1 [receiver_id] => BELVQMETUH3T8 [txn_type]
   => cart [mc_gross_1] => 0.99 [mc_currency] => USD [residence_country] => US [
   test_ipn] => 1 [transaction_subject] => [payment_gross] => 0.99 [ipn_track_id]
   => 5ce3105616253 )
 *  [timeout] => 60
    [httpversion] => 1.1 [compress] => [decompress] => [user-agent]
   => WooCommerce/2.5.5 )
 * 03-21-2016 @ 22:11:17 – IPN Response: WP_Error Object
    ( [errors] => Array ( [
   http_request_failed] => Array ( [0] => SSL connect error )
 *  )
 *  [error_data] => Array
    ( )
 * )
    This was after I changed replaced the files )
 * 04-05-2016 @ 03:20:40 – Received invalid response from PayPal
    04-05-2016 @ 03:
   20:40 – Error response: SSL connect error 04-05-2016 @ 03:31:25 – Checking IPN
   response is valid 04-05-2016 @ 03:31:25 – IPN Request: Array ( [body] => Array([
   cmd] => _notify-validate [mc_gross] => 0.99 [invoice] => LOAIA302 [protection_eligibility]
   => Ineligible [item_number1] => [payer_id] => M38BMGSNTXEPE [tax] => 0.00 [payment_date]
   => 20:09:24 Apr 04, 2016 PDT [payment_status] => Completed [charset] => windows-
   1252 [mc_shipping] => 0.00 [mc_handling] => 0.00 [first_name] => test [mc_fee]
   => 0.33 [notify_version] => 3.8 [custom] => {“order_id”:302,”order_key”:”wc_order_57032b957a6c3″}[
   payer_status] => verified [business] => [mwedearborne-facilitator-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-facilitator-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com?output_format=md)[
   num_cart_items] => 1 [mc_handling1] => 0.00 [verify_sign] => AGVEEc4wpa8s8HMmbqwXtzwy-
   R0pAfDH1oq52WdCunqN5GDD.Le4ZxwT [payer_email] => [mwedearborne-buyer-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-buyer-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com?output_format=md)[
   mc_shipping1] => 0.00 [tax1] => 0.00 [txn_id] => 69N76701GK676322M [payment_type]
   => instant [last_name] => buyer [item_name1] => Cancel That: Laws of Attraction
   Webinar [receiver_email] => [mwedearborne-facilitator-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-facilitator-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com?output_format=md)[
   payment_fee] => 0.33 [quantity1] => 1 [receiver_id] => ZG79HUK9DM3JQ [txn_type]
   => cart [mc_gross_1] => 0.99 [mc_currency] => USD [residence_country] => US [
   test_ipn] => 1 [transaction_subject] => [payment_gross] => 0.99 [ipn_track_id]
   => 5323ad1d5f92a )
 *  [timeout] => 60
    [httpversion] => 1.1 [compress] => [decompress] => [user-agent]
   => WooCommerce/2.5.5 )
 * 04-05-2016 @ 03:31:25 – IPN Response: WP_Error Object
    ( [errors] => Array ( [
   http_request_failed] => Array ( [0] => SSL connect error )
 *  )
 *  [error_data] => Array
    ( )
 * )
 * 04-05-2016 @ 03:31:25 – Received invalid response from PayPal
    04-05-2016 @ 03:
   31:25 – Error response: SSL connect error 04-05-2016 @ 03:52:54 – Checking IPN
   response is valid 04-05-2016 @ 03:52:54 – IPN Request: Array ( [body] => Array([
   cmd] => _notify-validate [mc_gross] => 0.99 [invoice] => LOAIA302 [protection_eligibility]
   => Ineligible [item_number1] => [payer_id] => M38BMGSNTXEPE [tax] => 0.00 [payment_date]
   => 20:09:24 Apr 04, 2016 PDT [payment_status] => Completed [charset] => windows-
   1252 [mc_shipping] => 0.00 [mc_handling] => 0.00 [first_name] => test [mc_fee]
   => 0.33 [notify_version] => 3.8 [custom] => {“order_id”:302,”order_key”:”wc_order_57032b957a6c3″}[
   payer_status] => verified [business] => [mwedearborne-facilitator-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-facilitator-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com?output_format=md)[
   num_cart_items] => 1 [mc_handling1] => 0.00 [verify_sign] => AGVEEc4wpa8s8HMmbqwXtzwy-
   R0pAfDH1oq52WdCunqN5GDD.Le4ZxwT [payer_email] => [mwedearborne-buyer-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-buyer-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com?output_format=md)[
   mc_shipping1] => 0.00 [tax1] => 0.00 [txn_id] => 69N76701GK676322M [payment_type]
   => instant [last_name] => buyer [item_name1] => Cancel That: Laws of Attraction
   Webinar [receiver_email] => [mwedearborne-facilitator-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/mwedearborne-facilitator-1@thelawsofattractioninaction.com?output_format=md)[
   payment_fee] => 0.33 [quantity1] => 1 [receiver_id] => ZG79HUK9DM3JQ [txn_type]
   => cart [mc_gross_1] => 0.99 [mc_currency] => USD [residence_country] => US [
   test_ipn] => 1 [transaction_subject] => [payment_gross] => 0.99 [ipn_track_id]
   => 5323ad1d5f92a )
 *  [timeout] => 60
    [httpversion] => 1.1 [compress] => [decompress] => [user-agent]
   => WooCommerce/2.5.5 )
 * 04-05-2016 @ 03:52:54 – IPN Response: WP_Error Object
    ( [errors] => Array ( [
   http_request_failed] => Array ( [0] => SSL connect error )
 *  )
 *  [error_data] => Array
    ( )
 * )
 * 04-05-2016 @ 03:52:54 – Received invalid response from PayPal
    04-05-2016 @ 03:
   52:54 – Error response: SSL connect error
 *  [Friday Next](https://wordpress.org/support/users/caseyfriday/)
 * (@caseyfriday)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218057)
 * I’m having the same issue. [Here’s a PayPal log from before](https://gist.github.com/fridaynext/9268b9f35bfa16585bbfd68ffcc3e7f5)
   uploading those two new files,
 * and [here’s a log from after uploading](https://gist.github.com/fridaynext/88cdabde4e73630d88ecbfbde9fbc06a)
   those files.
 * * * *
 * After uploading those files, the PDT actually worked for an order (PayPal Identity
   Token for PayPal Data Transfer), but when I disabled PDT (after uploading the
   above files) – because there’s no guarantee customers will wait to be redirected–
   I got the second error, and order stuck in Pending yet again.
 * System Report (site hosted at HiVelocity):
 *     ```
       ### WordPress Environment ###
   
       Home URL: http://dpceventservices.com
       Site URL: http://dpceventservices.com
       WC Version: 2.5.5
       Log Directory Writable: ✔
       WP Version: 4.4.2
       WP Multisite: –
       WP Memory Limit: 256 MB
       WP Debug Mode: –
       Language: en_US
   
       ### Server Environment ###
   
       Server Info: Apache
       PHP Version: 5.6.19
       PHP Post Max Size: 64 MB
       PHP Time Limit: 30
       PHP Max Input Vars: 1000
       SUHOSIN Installed: –
       MySQL Version: 5.5.48
       Max Upload Size: 64 MB
       Default Timezone is UTC: ✔
       fsockopen/cURL: ✔
       SoapClient: ✔
       DOMDocument: ✔
       GZip: ✔
       Multibyte String: ✔
       Remote Post: ✔
       Remote Get: ✔
   
       ### Database ###
   
       WC Database Version: 2.5.5
       :
       woocommerce_sessions: ✔
       woocommerce_api_keys: ✔
       woocommerce_attribute_taxonomies: ✔
       woocommerce_termmeta: ✔
       woocommerce_downloadable_product_permissions: ✔
       woocommerce_order_items: ✔
       woocommerce_order_itemmeta: ✔
       woocommerce_tax_rates: ✔
       woocommerce_tax_rate_locations: ✔
   
       ### Active Plugins (17) ###
   
       Gravity Forms: by rocketgenius – 1.9.18
       Advanced Custom Fields Pro: by elliot condon – 5.3.6.1
       Akismet: by Automattic – 3.1.10
       iThemes Security: by iThemes – 5.3.5
       Custom Post Type UI: by WebDevStudios – 1.3.3
       Easy Columns: by Pat Friedl – v2.1.3
       Enhanced Media Library: by wpUXsolutions – 2.2
       Imsanity: by Jason Hinkle – 2.3.6
       Meta Slider: by Matcha Labs – 3.3.6
       Simple Google Maps Short Code: by Pippin Williamson – 1.2
       Social Icons Widget: by Daniel Nisbet – 16.04
       Testimonials Widget: by Axelerant – 3.3.0
       WonderPlugin Gallery: by Magic Hills Pty Ltd – 3.8C
       WooCommerce Name Your Price: by Kathy Darling – 2.3.4
       WooCommerce: by WooThemes – 2.5.5
       WooThemes Helper: by WooThemes – 1.6.1
       Yoast SEO: by Team Yoast – 3.1.2
   
       ### Settings ###
   
       Force SSL: –
       Currency: USD ($)
       Currency Position: left
       Thousand Separator: ,
       Decimal Separator: .
       Number of Decimals: 2
   
       ### API ###
   
       API Enabled: ✔
       API Version: 3.1.0
   
       ### WC Pages ###
   
       Shop Base: #331 - /shop/
       Cart: #332 - /cart/
       Checkout: #333 - /checkout/
       My Account: #334 - /my-account/
   
       ### Taxonomies ###
   
       Product Types: external (external)
       grouped (grouped)
       simple (simple)
       variable (variable)
   
       ### Theme ###
   
       Name: DPC Event Services
       Version: 1.0.0
       Author URL: https://friday-next.com
       Child Theme: ✔
       Parent Theme Name: Twenty Fourteen
       Parent Theme Version: 1.6
       Parent Theme Author URL: https://wordpress.org/
       WooCommerce Support: ✔
   
       ### Templates ###
   
       Overrides: –
       ```
   
 *  Plugin Contributor [Mike Jolley](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikejolley/)
 * (@mikejolley)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218060)
 * Hostgator is one which we know to not support TLS 1.2 by default.
 * This might need changing to (1 to 6) [https://github.com/woothemes/woocommerce/pull/10639/files#diff-756119b732dafd5bfcea0f7bb32fd481R126](https://github.com/woothemes/woocommerce/pull/10639/files#diff-756119b732dafd5bfcea0f7bb32fd481R126)
 *  [rich95](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rich95/)
 * (@rich95)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218061)
 * Hi Mike;
 * I was away and have just returned and getting back to this.
 * I am running WooCommerce v2.1.12. Unfortunately, I have done a lot of custom 
   coding to mine and didn’t want to upgrade. I implemented your change in the files
   specified but when it takes me to the test site, it looks like it no longer accepts
   my sandbox credentials to log in. I also no longer see “Test Site” at the bottom
   of the PayPal sandbox login.
 * If I overwrite my current files with yours obviously WooCommerce breaks as you
   are using a more current version than I am.
 * Am I out of luck? To update to the current WooCommerce and reapply all the custom
   coding I’ve done would be a ton of work.
 *  [rich95](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rich95/)
 * (@rich95)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ssl-error-for-paypal/#post-7218062)
 * One other question: Are you sure this isn’t related to PayPal’s new requirement
   of an SSL certificate? If I purchased one, would this resolve the issue?

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