Title: cannot generate ssl
Last modified: March 31, 2020

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# cannot generate ssl

 *  Resolved [serpico81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serpico81/)
 * (@serpico81)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-generate-ssl/)
 * I tried to install an ssl for the gaze.com.gr but it cannot genereate one.It’s
   the second time i use the plugin.The first time there was no problem.The wp site
   is new.It’s the first thing i did with the site.
    plesk,wp,php 7.3
 * The report is this:
 * ERROR: CREATE_ORDER:RuntimeException: Error creating new order :: Cannot issue
   for “gaze.com.gr/wordpress”: Domain name contains an invalid character in /var/
   www/vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/
   lib/LEConnector.php:188
    Stack trace: #0 /var/www/vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/
   wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEConnector.php(228): WPLEClient\
   WPLEConnector->request(‘POST’, ‘[https://acme-v0…&#8217](https://acme-v0…&#8217);,‘{“
   protected”:”e…’) #1 /var/www/vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/
   plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEOrder.php(173): WPLEClient\WPLEConnector->post(‘
   [https://acme-v0…&#8217](https://acme-v0…&#8217);, ‘{“protected”:”e…’) #2 /var/
   www/vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/
   lib/LEOrder.php(151): WPLEClient\LEOrder->createOrder(Array, ”, ”) #3 /var/www/
   vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/
   LEClient.php(172): WPLEClient\LEOrder->__construct(Object(WPLEClient\WPLEConnector),
   1, Array, ‘gaze.com.gr/wor…’, Array, ‘rsa-4096’, ”, ”) #4 /var/www/vhosts/gaze.
   com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/classes/le-core.
   php(132): WPLEClient\WPLEClient->getOrCreateOrder(‘gaze.com.gr/wor…’, Array) #
   5 /var/www/vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-
   ssl/classes/le-core.php(88): WPLE_Core->wple_generate_order() #6 /var/www/vhosts/
   gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/classes/
   le-core.php(72): WPLE_Core->wple_generate_verify_ssl() #7 /var/www/vhosts/gaze.
   com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/admin/le_admin.
   php(400): WPLE_Core->__construct(Array) #8 /var/www/vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/
   wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(288): WPLE_Admin->wple_save_email_generate_certs(”)#
   9 /var/www/vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(
   312): WP_Hook->apply_filters(NULL, Array) #10 /var/www/vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/
   wordpress/wp-includes/plugin.php(478): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #11 /var/www/
   vhosts/gaze.com.gr/httpdocs/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php(170): do_action(‘admin_init’)#
   12 {main}
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcannot-generate-ssl%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [WP Encryption SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gowebsmarty/)
 * (@gowebsmarty)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-generate-ssl/#post-12611950)
 * [@serpico81](https://wordpress.org/support/users/serpico81/) As the error states–
   You cannot generate SSL certificate for a sub-directory. You will need to generate
   and install SSL for your primary domain and that will cover all the sub-directories
   too.

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 * [Plesk](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plesk/)

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 * Last reply from: [WP Encryption SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gowebsmarty/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-generate-ssl/#post-12611950)
 * Status: resolved