Title: [Plugin: Constant Contact for WordPress] Warning: fgets() [function.fgets]: SSL: fatal protocol erro
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Constant Contact for WordPress] Warning: fgets() [function.fgets]: SSL: fatal protocol erro

 *  Resolved [nvw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mskopel/)
 * (@mskopel)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-constant-contact-for-wordpress-warning-fgets-functionfgets-ssl-fatal-protocol-error/)
 * Hello,
 * Just installed the plugin and immediately got the error “Warning: fgets() [function.
   fgets]: SSL: fatal protocol error in (server)/wp-content/plugins/constant-contact-
   api/class.cc.php on line 1913”. The error went away after disabling the plugin.
   Its a Linux server running PHP V5.1.4.
 * Any suggestions appreciated.

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 *  [webjunk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webjunk/)
 * (@webjunk)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-constant-contact-for-wordpress-warning-fgets-functionfgets-ssl-fatal-protocol-error/#post-1696176)
 * If I remember write that is caused because your server does not allow openssl.
   Open a support ticket with your host and ask if its installed & open.
 *  Thread Starter [nvw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mskopel/)
 * (@mskopel)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-constant-contact-for-wordpress-warning-fgets-functionfgets-ssl-fatal-protocol-error/#post-1696332)
 * Thanks for the quick reply. Here is what Hosting.com said:
 * It appears your plugin is attempting to reference a connection on port 443, which
   is the secured SSL port access. Seeing as you do not have a private SSL configured
   I would suspect that is the nature of this error. OpenSSL is installed and functional
   with all the SSLs on this server.
 * If they are correct in their assessment, then I will not be able to use this 
   plugin without purchasing a private SSL. I’m hoping that is not the case because
   it looks like you did a nice job with this.
 * Thanks.
 *  [webjunk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webjunk/)
 * (@webjunk)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-constant-contact-for-wordpress-warning-fgets-functionfgets-ssl-fatal-protocol-error/#post-1696340)
 * I have nothing to do with the plugin. Just answer questions on the forums when
   I have time.
    Presuming you are on a shared server. You might just need a dedicated
   IP address for your website. Contact your hosting company and ask them what you
   need. They should have told you in their response.
 *  [Jer Clarke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyclarke/)
 * (@jeremyclarke)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-constant-contact-for-wordpress-warning-fgets-functionfgets-ssl-fatal-protocol-error/#post-1696442)
 * mskopel: According to the Constant Contact docs the only way to authenticate 
   is with https* and the api url used by the plugin is [https://api.constantcontact.com](https://api.constantcontact.com),
   so it makes sense that it is trying to use an SSL connection.
 * Have you tried this again lately? It seems like maybe there was a service interruption
   at Constant Contact that was causing this error for various users. If you re-
   enable the plugin, do you still get the error?
 * * [http://developer.constantcontact.com/doc/authenticationBasic](http://developer.constantcontact.com/doc/authenticationBasic)
 *  Thread Starter [nvw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mskopel/)
 * (@mskopel)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-constant-contact-for-wordpress-warning-fgets-functionfgets-ssl-fatal-protocol-error/#post-1696449)
 * For what ever reason, it is working now. Not sure why or if I even care. Thanks
   Jeremy.
 *  Plugin Author [Zack Katz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katzwebdesign/)
 * (@katzwebdesign)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-constant-contact-for-wordpress-warning-fgets-functionfgets-ssl-fatal-protocol-error/#post-1696469)
 * So to summarize, the issue was on the Constant Contact side of things, not the
   plugin.

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