ERROR: Dropbox API: (59) Unknown cipher in list

I second this, no errors in over a year and then suddenly I am getting issues too.

Same error with BackWPup “ERROR: Dropbox API: (59) Unknown cipher in list:XXXXX”

Same problem here with two websites (hosted with two different companies). I will wait until problem is fixed to update on my other dozen websites.

Here is the log:

1. Try to send backup file to Dropbox …
[27-Feb-2014 20:21:07] ERROR: Dropbox API: (59) Unknown cipher in list: ECDHE- (etc)
[27-Feb-2014 20:21:07] 2. Try to send backup file to Dropbox …
[27-Feb-2014 20:21:07] ERROR: Dropbox API: (59) Unknown cipher in list: ECDHE- (etc)
[27-Feb-2014 20:21:07] 3. Try to send backup file to Dropbox …
[27-Feb-2014 20:21:07] ERROR: Dropbox API: (59) Unknown cipher in list: ECDHE- (etc)
27-Feb-2014 20:21:07] ERROR: Step aborted: too many attempts!

Same problem here for quite some time.

ERROR: Dropbox API: (59) Unknown cipher in list: [list of errors]

Any idea to how to solve this problem?

I am experiencing the same problem. Not able to send backup to dropbox.

Dropbox API: (59) Unknown cipher in list:….

Please, any idea how to solve this problem?

We are getting the same error ??

See the other thread: [resolved] 3.1.2 broke Dropbox for me.
DANIEL HUSKEN has written a Mini Plugin to fix the issue.

I’ve seen that. Is there a solution for those of us who are not coders?

You can try the follwoing mini Plugin to get it work again.

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: BackWPup disable SSL connection verifying
 * Plugin URI: https://marketpress.com/
 * Description: Disables the verifying from SSL connections in backup destinations
 * Author: Inpsyde GmbH
 * Author URI: https://inpsyde.com
 * Version: 0.1
 * Network: true
 * License: GPLv3
 * License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0
 */

add_filter( 'backwpup_cacert_bundle', '__return_false' );

To install the mini plugin:

Copy the portion of code provided by Daniel in an empty text file, save it as backwpupsslfix.php and put it in /wp-content/plugins/ using an FTP client.

Then refresh the installed plugins page in WordPress and activate the plugin.

Hope this helps!

wtankwey….

thanks for the help

the mini-plugin helps and backups do work. (however, this solution is far away from being “clean” and “pretty”.)

@finehomes,

You’re Welcome!

I was able to use @wtankwey code to enable Dropbox authentication. During my backup test, Dropbox *immediately* didn’t like http instead of https. So I disabled his code, and ran the test backup again… but it failed after zipping all the files. Here is the log of the failure: https://pastebin.com/u3FpC2Y1

Has anyone been able to get Dropbox backups to work since yesterday with the newest version of this plugin?

Yes. I completed a backup after installing the mini-plugin although I did get these 2 warnings…

“[03-Mar-2014 14:44:44] WARNING: Job restarts due to inactivity for more than 5 minutes.”

“[03-Mar-2014 14:46:17] WARNING: Job finished with warnings in 527 seconds. Please resolve them for correct execution.”

OK, it worked after my first test. Maybe it just needed to get warmed up? I use OpenShift and sometimes it can be slow. That may have been the issue.