Composer update fails while updating from packagist

Question

While executing composer install/update I have got the following error from openssl:

The "https://packagist.org/packages.json" file could not be downloaded: SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages: error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed Failed to enable crypto failed to open stream: operation failed https://packagist.org could not be fully loaded, package information was loaded from the local cache and may be out of date

I am using:

1. PHP 5.6.3 (cli) (built: Nov 17 2014 15:16:53)
2. XAMPP stack 5.6.3-0
3. ubuntu 14.04

composer diag shows:

Checking composer.json: OK
Checking platform settings: OK
Checking git settings: OK
Checking http connectivity: FAIL
[Composer\Downloader\TransportException] The "https://packagist.org/packages.json"  file  could not be downloaded: SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages:
error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed
Failed to enable crypto
failed to open stream: operation failed
Checking disk free space: OK
Checking composer version: 

[Composer\Downloader\TransportException]
The "https://getcomposer.org/version" file could not be downloaded: SSL operation failed with code 1. OpenSSL Error messages:
error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed
Failed to enable crypto
failed to open stream: operation failed

php -r 'var_dump(openssl_get_cert_locations());' shows:

array(8) {
["default_cert_file"]=>
string(33) "/opt/lampp/share/openssl/cert.pem"
["default_cert_file_env"]=>
string(13) "SSL_CERT_FILE"
["default_cert_dir"]=>
string(30) "/opt/lampp/share/openssl/certs"
["default_cert_dir_env"]=>
string(12) "SSL_CERT_DIR"
["default_private_dir"]=>
string(32) "/opt/lampp/share/openssl/private"
["default_default_cert_area"]=>
string(24) "/opt/lampp/share/openssl"
["ini_cafile"]=>
string(0) ""
["ini_capath"]=>
string(0) ""
}

For php 5.5.19 everything is Ok.

Answer 1

I found a solution to this

I'm running:
FreeBSD 10.1
Apache2.4
PHP 5.6.3

To find the CA file I ran this command

> locate cacert.pem

Result was:
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.16/Mozilla/CA/cacert.pem

Then open the php.ini file and
change this:

;openssl.cafile=

To this:

openssl.cafile=/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.16/Mozilla/CA/cacert.pem

Note: This directive is only available on php 5.6.x

Then restart Apache

Answer 2

I am using Mac OS Sierra and when I was trying to update the composer using the command /usr/local/bin/composer self-update I kept getting the error:

[Composer\Downloader\TransportException]                                                          
  The "https://getcomposer.org/version" file could not be downloaded: SSL operation failed with co  
  de 1. OpenSSL Error messages:                                                                     
  error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed                 
  Failed to enable crypto                                                                           
  failed to open stream: operation failed  

I fixed it following these steps:

1) Create the local database using the command:

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locate.plist

2) Locate the cert file:

locate cacert.pem 

3) Check the location of the php.ini file:

php --ini

4) If the 'Loaded Configuration File' for php.ini file is showing as (none), copy the file /etc/php.ini.default to /etc/php.ini:

sudo cp /etc/php.ini.default /etc/php.ini

5) Open the php.ini file and edit the ;openssl.cafile= line by uncommenting it and appending the link to the cert file location:

openssl.cafile=/Users/me/.composer/cacert.pem

Thats it. Now, when you run the composer update, it will work fine.