Handshake trouble 525

[pricelessdev]

Hey, so I’m experiencing troubles with my websites, all on the same host.

I have a few WordPress sites that I have, and I’ve spoken to the host they assure me that the problem isn’t theirs so I would have to ask someone smart than me.

I get these handshake issues regularly, and there is no pattern other than it happening in a redirect. I’ve checked my cpanel logs and can’t find any trace there. Checked wordpress and woocommerce logs. The issue may occur every 5-10 minutes while I’m on the page browsing and working on things. Seem more likely when I’m in admin panel, but that’s where I spend most of the time so might not be anything more than just because.

They say the problem is WordPress, and I’m not 100% sure but they may be correct and if so I should probably try their forums. But wanted to see if anyone that is using Cloudflare has had this issue before and could point me in the right direction.

I’ve tried both flexible and full SSL. The SSL certificate is well and in order.

any and all help is great.

[neiljay]

Hello there,

@pricelessdev

I’ve tried both flexible and full SSL

You should set SSL to Full Strict instead. Read more here:

Why you should choose Full Strict, and only Full Strict

Unencrypted & unverified connections Imagine you open Paypal and suddenly get that warning [image] Would you continue? Probably not. For decades leaders in IT security have advocated that people upgrade their sites from unencrypted HTTP to secure HTTPS. And for a reason, everything you send via an HTTP connection is sent in plain text and can be intercepted at any point between you and the server. Equally, you’d probably not proceed if you got such a warning, right? [image] That’s when th…

Once you set the SSL to Full Strict, check for difference. Check this #tutorial to fix the error:

Community Tip - Fixing Error 520: Web server is returning an unknown error

Error Try the suggestions in this Community Tip to help you fix “Error 520: Web server is returning an unknown error”. Background Error 520 is essentially a catch-all response when something unexpected happens or when the origin server incorrectly interprets or does not tolerate a request due to a protocol violation or an empty response. A 520 error occurs when the connection started on the origin web server, but that the request was not completed. The most common reason why this would occur …