cURL error 60: SSL certificate in Laravel 5.4

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RequestException in CurlFactory.php line 187: cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate (see ht

Answer 1

I was sending a request from domain X to Y, my problem was with the certificate used on the domain Y (it wasn't a self-signed cert btw), the domain belonged to me & I had the certificate, so the quick fix was to use the domain Y's certificate on domain X's application:

On domain X:

• Using Laravel 7 HTTP wrapper:

  \Http::withOptions(['verify' => 'path-to-domain-Y-certificate']);

• Using guzzle:

  new GuzzleHttp\Client(['verify' => 'path-to-domain-Y-certificate']);

OR you could just contact your SSL provider to resolve the issue.

Note: Storing your domain's certificate in another system isn't a secure method, use this method only if you can ensure your certificate's security.

I haven't found what was wrong with the certificate, no browser seemed to have a problem with it, the only problem was generated on laravel using curl.