Despite appearing to run correctly via cronjob (‘Last check’ is always within the past day) certificate expiry dates are not being updated in the interface, leading to incorrect warnings about ‘imminent’ expiries.
All cron tasks have been configured to run via unix crontab and wp-cron spawning is deactivated entirely. However, all other scheduled tasks are running as expected - and when I run the crontab command for the SSL Monitor on the command line (ssl_monitor_cron_start.php) the ‘Last check’ column is updated in the dashboard. However, the certificate expiry dates are not. I have manually verified that these certificates have indeed been renewed - so they are not actually expiring.
This appears to be an issue related to the cron task because whenever I run the check manually through the dashboard (3 dot menu → ‘Check SSL Certificate’) the expiry date is updated accordingly.
The automated checks are configured under the SSL Monitor settings to run daily, with ssl_monitor_cron_start.php cron job set to run daily and ssl_monitor_cron_continue_run.php set to run every thirty minutes (I assume this task picks up where start left off in the event the process is killed?)
I searched the forums and found this post, however, my issue is different because manual checks via the dashboard are working fine, so we can rule out server firewall issues.
Naturally, this is not a show-stopper. However, the main benefit of the SSL Monitor is that it automates what would otherwise be a manual task, so this benefit is negated as it stands.
I’ve included my system report below:
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WordPress Version >=6.2 6.8.1 Pass
### PHP Required Detected Status ###
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PHP Upload Max Filesize >=2M 64M Pass
PHP Version >=7.4 8.3.20 Pass
PHP XML Support N/A YES
SSL Extension Enabled =true true Pass
SSL Warnings = empty Pass
### MySQL Required Detected Status ###
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### Server Configuration Detected Value ###
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Gateway Interface
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503
Service Unavailable
The server is temporarily busy, try again later!
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### MainWP Dashboard Settings Detected Value ###
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Maximum number of comments 50
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Plugin advanced automatic updates enabledYes
Primary Backup System MainWP BackWPup Extension
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Site health monitoring enabled Yes
Theme advanced automatic updates enabledYes
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### Extensions Version License Status ###
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MainWP Database Updater Extension 5.0.6 Active Pass
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MainWP Regression Testing Extension5.0 Active Pass
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MainWP Sucuri Extension 5.0.2 Active Pass
MainWP UpdraftPlus Extension 5.0.2 Active Pass
MainWP Vulnerability Checker Extension5.0.3 Active Pass
MainWP White Label Extension 5.0 Active Pass
MainWP Wordfence Extension 5.0.3 Active Pass
### Plugin Version Status ###
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Wordfence Security 8.0.5 Active