· Design My Website · WordPress · 1 min read
How to Fix cURL Error 60 in WordPress
A quick fix for WordPress cURL error 60, SSL certificate problem. Download a fresh ca-bundle.crt file, replace the old one in wp-includes and update again.
Easy fix.
Error when updating WordPress on new install: cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate
ou can download and replace them with new ones.
- Download the new ca-bundle.crt file from: https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-includes/certificates/ca-bundle.crt
- Place the ca-bundle.crt file in the WordPress directory:
/wp-includes/certificates/ca-bundle.crt(you can remove the old file). - Run the WordPress update.
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Tommy O'Shea
Tommy owns and runs Design My Website, a web design studio in Kilcummin, Co. Kerry. He has built and maintained over 100 websites for businesses across Kerry, Cork and Ireland over the last 13 years.


