Why does openssl_pkey_new() fail?
Solution 1
Use openssl_error_string()
to find out why openssl_pkey_new()
is returning false (or any other OpenSSL error).
After your latest update, it appears that OpenSSL can't find the openssl.cnf
file, as described here.
Solution 2
For me with XAMPP on Windows 10 it works:
- https://stackoverflow.com/a/18869750/4695499. (You can find exactly those steps in the old Control panel in Windows 10 under one of the display options)
- I also tried uncomment
extension=php_openssl.dll
in php.ini (but I mean it’s working without that) - I restarted computer and Apache, then
openssl_pkey_new()
generated some ofRESOURCE
instead offalse
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Mawg says reinstate Monica almost 2 years
I'm very new to this. Why is
openssl_pkey_new()
returning false?I am using XAMPP and there is a an OpenSSL under the
Apahce\bin
directory.What obvious beginner mistake am I making? Maybe it's a matter of SSL configuration?
My goal is to write the two keys into two files.
Update: as suggested, I used
openssl_error_string()
and it sayserror:02001003:system library:fopen:No such process
. It sounds like maybe OpenSSL isn't running or isn't in the path?? Any ideas?
Update: I put
c:\xampp\php
into the windows path, so that it could findlibeay32.dll
and restarted Apache.Now I get
error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file
. Any ideas?-
ajreal over 13 yearssome basic check - php.net/manual/en/openssl.installation.php
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