WooCommerce on Windows

  • Installed WooCommerce for a client. Thought we had all the data required for Stripe, client added products and made (at least one) sale.

    Now it seems Stripe isn’t talking to PayPal’s API or WordPress can’t operate Stripe because of versions and SSL.

    Two errors of note displayed are:
    “WooCommerce Gateway PayPal Express Checkout requires OpenSSL >= 1.0.1 to be installed on your server”

    I’m a reseller for a host using Windows Servers. Which don’t (or won’t) support OpenSSL

    … and:

    “WooCommerce Stripe – The minimum PHP version required for this plugin is 5.6.0. You are running 5.3.21.”

    They can’t give me anything higher than 5.4.

    As I say, the client has made at least one sale via PayPal – but we have no idea where the money has gone! It isn’t in his account (obviously).

    Is there a solution for WooCommerce that can get around OpenSSL requirements and/or can I find a legacy version that doesn’t require such a high PHP version ?

    WooCommerce – and in fact, WordPress – as a Plug ‘n Play solution is losing its appeal. And I could be losing a customer.

    Thanks for any help.
    ~AS.

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  • Hello!

    I don’t believe you can find a workaround since those are basic and important requirements, especially the security ones.

    You have to use an HTTPS connections through CURL/fsockopen using TLS 1.2 or newer certificates, because PayPal obligates you to in order to use their services. PayPal won’t work otherwise.

    And of course, you’ll need a higher PHP version too. A lot of plugins and themes will require a higher PHP version.

    When it comes to security, I don’t recommend implementing half-measures, since WordPress is a very well-known platform and sites are targeted non-stop by hackers.

    Not having a good SSL certificate and an updated PHP version can put the site and clients at risk. It’s better to be safe, than sorry.

    I recommend changing the hosting company, because their infrastructure is obviously seriously outdated, if they can’t even provide basic things, and in the near future it might not be compatible with WordPress at all.

    Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    Seconding what Blade said, 5.3 is an unsupported and vulnerable version of PHP. The same applies to your version of OpenSSL. If you host cannot update to current versions, you should find a new host to provide your client with a secure and functional ecommerce site.

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