GMail fsockopen(): SSL operation failed error with Codeigniter and XAMPP

Question

Error message 1: Message: fsockopen(): SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages: error:14090086:SSL routines:ssl3_get_server_certificate:certifi

Answer 1

In my case, the Avast Antivirus was blocking the port. I was using the SMTP port 465 for sending an email from my CodeIgniter project. It showed an error:

fsockopen() failed to enable crypto

Simply disabling the Avast Antivirus solved the problem.

Alternative Solution

But if you want to keep your Avast security on, you should:

• Open Avast

• Click on Settings (upper right corner of page)

• Click on Troubleshooting

• Click on Redirect Settings

• Clear the port you used from Redirect Settings's MAIL section

• Click OK

• Close Avast