Title: ERROR: CREATE_CLIENT:
Last modified: January 26, 2020

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# ERROR: CREATE_CLIENT:

 *  Resolved [mloeffler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mloeffler/)
 * (@mloeffler)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-create_client/)
 * ERROR: CREATE_CLIENT:RuntimeException: Connector Error: cURL error 7: in /home/
   www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEConnector.
   php:153
    Stack trace: #0 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-content/plugins/
   wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEConnector.php(214): WPLEClient\WPLEConnector->request(‘
   GET’, ‘/directory’) #1 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-content/plugins/
   wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEConnector.php(82): WPLEClient\WPLEConnector->get(‘/directory’)#
   2 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/
   lib/LEConnector.php(73): WPLEClient\WPLEConnector->getLEDirectory() #3 /home/
   www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/lib/LEClient.
   php(140): WPLEClient\WPLEConnector->__construct(1, ‘[https://acme-v0…&#8217](https://acme-v0…&#8217);,
   Array) #4 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-
   ssl/classes/le-core.php(101): WPLEClient\WPLEClient->__construct(‘mattloeff@gmail…’,
   false, 1, ‘/home/www/jason…’) #5 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-content/
   plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/classes/le-core.php(79): WPLE_Core->wple_create_client()#
   6 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/
   classes/le-core.php(64): WPLE_Core->wple_generate_verify_ssl() #7 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.
   com/wp-content/plugins/wp-letsencrypt-ssl/admin/le_admin.php(360): WPLE_Core-
   >__construct(Array) #8 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-includes/class-
   wp-hook.php(288): WPLE_Admin->wple_save_email_generate_certs(”) #9 /home/www/
   jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(312): WP_Hook->apply_filters(
   false, Array) #10 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-includes/plugin.php(
   478): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #11 /home/www/jasonhartmantestimonials.com/wp-
   admin/admin.php(170): do_action(‘admin_init’) #12 {main}
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   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [WP Encryption SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gowebsmarty/)
 * (@gowebsmarty)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-create_client/#post-12372828)
 * [@mloeffler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mloeffler/) A firewall or security
   restriction on your hosting server might be blocking the curl request. Pls try
   again. If the issue still persists, contact your hosting support.

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-create_client/#post-12372828)
 * Status: resolved