Title: HTTPS local SSL verify and WP_Cron
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# HTTPS local SSL verify and WP_Cron

 *  [nddery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nddery/)
 * (@nddery)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-local-ssl-verify-and-wp_cron/)
 * Hey,
 * I have a site that is running over SSL and we are currently experiencing problems
   with WP_Crons, they do not run. I have activated the [WP-Crontrol](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-crontrol/)
   plugins and I get the following error message when accessing the “Crontrol” page.
 * > There was a problem spawning a call to the WP-Cron system on your site. This
   > means WP-Cron jobs on your site may not work. The problem was:
   >  SSL certificate
   > problem, verify that the CA cert is OK. Details: error:14090086:SSL routines:
   > SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed
 * I have found this [trac ticket](http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12609) 
   that provides a solution (the “add_filter” by nacin) that works.
 * I am wondering if this solution would in any way make the site less secure or
   if there is a better/nicer solution. The host says the SSL certificate is installed
   correctly.
 * Thanks!

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 *  [TWGerard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/twgerard/)
 * (@twgerard)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-local-ssl-verify-and-wp_cron/#post-3156456)
 * I too would like an answer to your question. The filter seems a little bit sketchy
   to me, but I found an alternative solution:
 * Just add `define( 'ALTERNATE_WP_CRON', true );` to your wp-config.php file.
 * This does the trick for me and seems to be the appropriate fix for our problem.
 *  Thread Starter [nddery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nddery/)
 * (@nddery)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-local-ssl-verify-and-wp_cron/#post-3156457)
 * I’ve read somewhere that there is a chance, when using `ALTERNATE_WP_CRON`, that
   the “doing_wp_cron” parameter shows in the URL, which is ugly – not to mention
   that it could cause problems (OK, small problems) if people bookmark the page
   or send it to friends.

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## Tags

 * [Certificate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/certificate/)
 * [cron](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cron/)
 * [HTTPS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/https/)
 * [SSL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ssl/)
 * [wp_cron](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_cron/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [nddery](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nddery/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-local-ssl-verify-and-wp_cron/#post-3156457)
 * Status: not resolved

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