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Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Really Simple Security - Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)] “Certificate already generated” but it has expired
Thread Starter soyoureawaffleman
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1 year, 11 months ago
In case anyone has similar issue.
1. Removing / reinstalling the plugin didn’t work.
2. On activation I got a PHP error this is a singleton class and you cannot create a second instance which is concerning, but I ignored.
3. Removing (renaming actually) the ssl directory that sits next to public_html, hitting the “Reset Let’s Encrypt” link in RSSSL settings page and completing the process did result in a new cert being requested and a successful outcome.
I’m not sure why RSSSL was convinced my out-of-date cert did not need to be renewed, but that seems to have fixed it.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Really Simple Security - Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)] Unable to Generate Certificate After Backup Restored

soyoureawaffleman
(@soyoureawaffleman)

1 year, 11 months ago

Hello. I have experienced a similar issue in the past (“Could not load settings. Try Again”) where the plugin running within WordPress Admin on my site threw an error because it could not access a resource. The reason it could not access the resource was because the host site didn’t have a valid SSL cert, so you have a chicken & egg situation.

I found a way to make the browser ignore cert errors and the plugin managed to run successfully. I am running linux so I added a flag to the command line like this:

/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U --ignore-certificate-errors

Windows / Mac have their own alternatives that you can Google for. I hope that’s useful.

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