Recaptcha error - Unable to connect to Google to verify recaptcha

[StrykerX]

Good evening,

See screenshot for the error we're getting. Basically we recently moved to a new VPS, suddenly we're getting these errors which is baffling as there's no firewall running for testing purposes (AlmaLinux 9 box). We've changed the SSL certificates that PHP is using, changed code to try accessing via TLS, recompiled PHP, gone over every referenced file, to no avail.

Server: Apache 2.4
PHP: 8.2.19
SMF Forum: 2.1.4

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[vbgamer45]

Check your system clock on your server.
update your server certificates.
check cacert path in php

[StrykerX]

Check your system clock on your server.
update your server certificates.
check cacert path in php

Thanks for your reply.

System clock is fine: Operating in GMT + 11
Server certificates: Up to date
Cacert is empty in phpinfo

[StrykerX]

Anyone? 

[vbgamer45]

Try to curl or wget https://google.com and see what happens.

[StrykerX]

Try to curl or wget hxxp:google.com [nonactive] and see what happens.

Both work fine

[vbgamer45]

Who is your hosting provider?
saw this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5498497/error-with-fsockopen-and-ssl-failed-to-enable-crypto

[StrykerX]

Who is your hosting provider?
saw this hxxp:stackoverflow.com/questions/5498497/error-with-fsockopen-and-ssl-failed-to-enable-crypto [nonactive]

Yes I've seen this also. The server is a self managed VPS with the appropriate firewall permissions. Only thing I can think of is perhaps OpenSSL might need an update over the top of the normal version available via dnf.

[Steve]

Were you able to fix this?

[stoo23]

... So far, ... NO

Don't really have any real clear directions to look for an answer either so far
It could be related to the version of Alma we chose and version of OpenSSL available with that version.

We have lightly discussed perhaps going backwards to version 8 of Alma but we obviously have No guarantee it will fix the issue.

[stoo23]

Well, we ran up our test forum on a New Server, running AlmaLinux 8 instead of AlmaLinux 9, which uses an older version of OpenSSL and so far, (after running for a few days) No Errors, Cron or General and Recaptcha new members registrations work, as they should and did when still on the old server running Centos 7. 

So all seems 'tickety-boo' 
We are intending to setup a new AlmaLinux 8 server for the Forums.
Seems the combo of AlmaLinux 9 and the current (obviously still Beta version of CWP Pro), is not 100% happy, whereas the earlier AlmaLinux 8 version is.

Just one of those things I guess,.. lol, ... we live and learn,.. even though we never really did get to the bottom of the Exact Cause 

Hopefully, all will be Rock-Solid again, shortly   

[Steve]

Just mark this as unsolved if you run into any further problems in this area.