Title: Warning: An unexpected error
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Warning: An unexpected error

 *  Resolved [mechview2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mechview2/)
 * (@mechview2)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-an-unexpected-error/)
 * Hello again :),
    I had this warning due to my SSL’s not working with an old version
   of OpenSSL. I’ve got a new server with the updated OpenSSL and I still have this
   warning. A new SSL has been purchased and installed. ***********
 * 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/hofmannpublishin/
   public_html/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php on line 158
 * ***********
 * My hosting company and the advice from others was to upgrade the server and particularly
   the OpenSSL version.
 * Any ideas as too why this error is still appearing?
    Thanks Michael

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-an-unexpected-error/#post-7054541)
 * This typically means that openssl on your server is out of date, unless of course
   the server is actually offline. You’ll need to ask your hosting provider upgrade
   openssl on the server to the latest release (currently 1.0.2e).
 *  Thread Starter [mechview2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mechview2/)
 * (@mechview2)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-an-unexpected-error/#post-7054584)
 * Yep, that is what I was told the 1st time I posted this issue here, and I upgraded
   my server with a new and current version, which included the current OpenSSL 
   version 6.0.
    So can it be anything else? Thanks Micahel
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-an-unexpected-error/#post-7054611)
 * > the current OpenSSL version 6.0.
 * 6.0?
 * According to the [openssl](https://www.openssl.org/source/)
    “The latest stable
   version is the 1.0.2 series of releases”!!
 *  Thread Starter [mechview2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mechview2/)
 * (@mechview2)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-an-unexpected-error/#post-7054624)
 * Thanks for the response Tara….
    After my new server is up, I was told that OpenSSL
   would be 1.0.2 and it’s not, hence the continua error message. Thanks Michael

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-an-unexpected-error/#post-7054624)
 * Status: resolved

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