Title: local install doesn’t modify database (sometimes)
Last modified: February 11, 2025

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# local install doesn’t modify database (sometimes)

 *  [brumack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brumack/)
 * (@brumack)
 * [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-install-doesnt-modify-database-sometimes/)
 * i saw another thread where some devs were testing locally and saying it wasn’t
   working, but they just said they ended up resolving it and no exactly how or 
   what the problem was.
 * so this is more of a general info post than a request for a fix, but basically
   if the database isn’t being modified on your local install, it’s (probably/likely/
   possibly) because `relevanssi_light_launch_ajax_action` uses wp_remote_post and
   you likely have a self-signed certificate.
 * you can verify if self-signed certs are the issue by adding this somewhere, like
   in your functions.php:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       add_action('admin_init', function() {$remote = wp_remote_post( admin_url( 'admin-post.php' ), [] );var_dump($remote);return $remote;});
       ```
   
 * you should see this printed out on your admin dashboard:
 *     ```wp-block-code
       object(WP_Error)#1695 (3) { ["errors"]=> array(1) { ["http_request_failed"]=> array(1) { [0]=> string(63) "cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate" } } ["error_data"]=> array(0) { } ["additional_data":protected]=> array(0) { } }
       ```
   
 * if you do, then, well…
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/i.redd.it/x52hillizu391.jpg?ssl=1)
 * you can directly modify the plugin file `relevanssi-light.php:342`(because you’re
   testing locally so anything goes) and set the `$args` array to also have `'sslverify'
   => false`.
    -  This topic was modified 1 year, 3 months ago by [brumack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brumack/).

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-install-doesnt-modify-database-sometimes/)
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