OpenSSL Error messages: error:14095126 unexpected eof while reading - php

Question

Description
This error:
file_get_contents(): SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages: error:14095126:SSL routines:ssl3_read_n:unexpected eof while reading
returns when:
$file = file_get_contents($url['url'], false, stream_context_create($arrContextOptions));
Steps to Reproduce
Video to download:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5NzAksjfDI
Extract the video id:
$video_id = $yt->extractVideoId(implode($url));
Get the downloadable url
$links = $yt->getDownloadLinks($video_id, $selector = 'video');
Get the array key for the specified video quality etc.
$arrayindex = array_search('mp4, video, 1080p, audio', array_column($links, 'format'));
Set $url to array
$url = $links[$arrayindex];
Disable SSL
$arrContextOptions=array( "ssl"=>array( "verify_peer"=>false, "verify_peer_name"=>false, ), );
Get the file from the url
$video = file_get_contents($url['url'], false, stream_context_create($arrContextOptions));
Send the video back to front end
return view('convert', [ 'url' => $url['url'], 'quality' => $url['format'], ]);
Expected behavior:
The video gets downloaded
Actual behavior:
I get this error:
file_get_contents(): SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages: error:14095126:SSL routines:ssl3_read_n:unexpected eof while reading
The code stops.
Version
The latest version of:
https://github.com/Athlon1600/youtube-downloader/blob/master/src/YouTubeDownloader.php
Additional Information
This code is in the laravel framework, the code here is in the UrlController. This is a local development server, this error also shows up when the firewall is disabled. All the functions used in my code are in the YouTubeDownloader.php file

Answer 1

I had a similar problem.I suspect you are using Xampp-Windows-7.4.5.In that case file_get_contents() function gives the SSL error on laravel.It works on simple(core) php on my side though.
Things You Can Try.
Use Curl instead of file_get_contents().You can create a custom function that would work in the same manner(with SSL enabled) like so.
function file_get_content_curl ($url)
{
// Throw Error if the curl function does'nt exist.
if (!function_exists('curl_init'))
{
die('CURL is not installed!');
}
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $Url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$output = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
return $output;
}
Then you can call the function like this.
$data = file_get_content_curl($url);
$save = file_put_contents($path, $data);
Disable/Uninstall Skpye.As skpye uses port 80/443(https) ,if you are using apache on port 80 try switching to port 8080 or uninstalling skpye if you dont use it.That might also solve your issue.
Downgrade to Xampp-Windows-7.2.3 if you want to use file_get_contents() function.This also solved the issue for me.

Answer 2

I ran into this issue as well and was able to follow up a little deeper into #Huzaifa99's recommendations.
In my case, I was running a Laravel app with PHP 7.4.5 on Windows. There is apparently an issue with OpenSSL v1.1.1e, possibly just with Windows. Installing the latest build of PHP 7.4.6+ fixed my issues. Specifically, the replacing the file libssl-1_1-x64.dll.

Answer 3

I faced the problem here on Windows 10 with php 7.4.9 and apache v2.4.33.
Although I've updated php to the latest php version (v.7.4.11) the issue did still exist.
It turned out that openssl v1.1.1e which came with apache caused the error. After updating to Apache v2.4.46 with openssl v1.1.1h the problem was solved.

Answer 4

I have same problem on Windows and I found this information:
https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php#refsect1-function.fopen-notes
Warning
When using SSL, Microsoft IIS will violate the protocol by closing the connection without sending a close_notify indicator. PHP will report this as "SSL: Fatal Protocol Error" when you reach the end of the data. To work around this, the value of error_reporting should be lowered to a level that does not include warnings. PHP can detect buggy IIS server software when you open the stream using the https:// wrapper and will suppress the warning. When using fsockopen() to create an ssl:// socket, the developer is responsible for detecting and suppressing this warning.
I tried to temporary set error_reporting(0); and it worked for me, I got the response from remote server.
But I should use other solution for my case. Maybe this info will help somebody.

Answer 5

in my case I solved it by copying the libssl-1_1-x64.dll dll from the php folder into the apache bin folder

Answer 6

A less brutal version of #SpecDrum's solution worked for me on PHP 8.1.2. The OpenSSL error is represented in PHP as a warning. So it's enough to ignore warnings (temporarily):
$error_level = error_reporting();
error_reporting($error_level & ~E_WARNING);