Seldaek/monolog · error · MissingExtensionException

The OpenSSL PHP plugin is required to use SSL encrypted conn

Error message

The OpenSSL PHP plugin is required to use SSL encrypted connection for InsightOpsHandler

What it means

Error "The OpenSSL PHP plugin is required to use SSL encrypted connection for InsightOpsHandler" thrown in Seldaek/monolog.

Source

Thrown at src/Monolog/Handler/InsightOpsHandler.php:47

     * @param string $region Region where InsightOps account is hosted. Could be 'us' or 'eu'.
     * @param bool   $useSSL Whether or not SSL encryption should be used
     *
     * @throws MissingExtensionException If SSL encryption is set to true and OpenSSL is missing
     */
    public function __construct(
        string $token,
        string $region = 'us',
        bool $useSSL = true,
        $level = Level::Debug,
        bool $bubble = true,
        bool $persistent = false,
        float $timeout = 0.0,
        float $writingTimeout = 10.0,
        ?float $connectionTimeout = null,
        ?int $chunkSize = null
    ) {
        if ($useSSL && !\extension_loaded('openssl')) {
            throw new MissingExtensionException('The OpenSSL PHP plugin is required to use SSL encrypted connection for InsightOpsHandler');
        }

        $endpoint = $useSSL
            ? 'ssl://' . $region . '.data.logs.insight.rapid7.com:443'
            : $region . '.data.logs.insight.rapid7.com:80';

        parent::__construct(
            $endpoint,
            $level,
            $bubble,
            $persistent,
            $timeout,
            $writingTimeout,
            $connectionTimeout,
            $chunkSize
        );
        $this->logToken = $token;
    }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Monolog/Handler/InsightOpsHandler.php:47 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• SSL/TLS and certificate errors — how TLS handshakes and certificate validation fail.

AI-assisted analysis of Seldaek/monolog@57eb102834 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/9ad8422e5a4558a8. Report an issue: GitHub.