When attempting to update a self-hosted WordPress site, I’m seeing “ASN1 unknown message digest algorithm”

@Kika is right that you have an older, insecure, version of OpenSSL. This sounds like: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/getting-download-failed-error0d0890a1asn1-encoding-routinesfunc137reason I wrote a small bit of code to skip the SSL test when trying to access the download server. It is not a good idea to use this code but will get you out of a pinch. <?php /* … Read more

How can I diagnose a slow WordPress admin?

I cannot speak to all plugins loading even when disabled, but gravity forms is not designed for heavy usage and could well be contributing significantly to the problem. I used to work with a large client that used gravity forms and their admin panels ( and submitting forms ) became so slow that eventually they … Read more

Multisite on Windows with wildcard subdomains

There is a plugin for that: WP XAMPP Multisite Subdomains. Unfortunately, there is no English description available. I’ll try that here. The following guide will set up a multi-site under mu.wp with subdomains. 1. Basic Installation Start with a fresh installation of WordPress and XAMPP. Create a network for subdomains. Do not create any sub … Read more

php exec() is not executing the command

I already said that I was new to exec() function. After doing some more digging, I came upon 2>&1 which needs to be added at the end of command in exec(). Thanks @mattosmat for pointing it out in the comments too. I did not try this at once because you said it is a Linux command, I am on Windows. So, what … Read more

Hata!: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'divattrend_liink'@'localhost' (using password: YES)