My bigger issue is how to I fix the plug-in/SSL Protocol Error so that I can re-gain control of my website. My immediate issue is how do I get access to my website via FTP. When accessing the server via FTP using Filezilla, if it displays connection timeout error, you will need to change the Filezilla settings to resolve the issue. I tried downloading Filezilla and accessing via FTP, but this is a new world to me.įilezilla is also telling me there is an error: Connection timed our after 20 seconds. Galaxy Help SIf you are using Filezilla, follow these instructions and connect with File > Site Manager > The site you set up for. I have spoken with Cloudflare and GoDaddy support. I also initiated a website reset at the same time. After changing the domain nameservers on Cloudflare’s site, I was able to initially gain access, but I believe that had to do with waiting for the updates.
This site can’t provide a secure connection: ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERRORĪll of the trouble started when I added Cloudflare’s free SSL, but didn’t activate the appropriate plug-in on the WP side. Please note: Filezilla supports both ftp and sftp (secure ftp). I currently do not have access to my wp-admin or wp-login.php. Open Site manager Click on New site button You need to change the Encryption to Only use plain FTP. I am pretty new to this so please be gentle. Filezilla timeout after 20 seconds of inactivity. Even if I set it to 0, I get the same '20 seconds inactivity' message, so it must be some other limit setting somewhere (I assume outside of FileZilla). Google Cloud FTP Setup - How to quickly setup FileZilla FTP client to remotely manage files. After 3 days and numerous wormholes, I am hoping someone here can help me gain access to my wp-admin website. By default, there is no 20 secs timeout configured in FileZilla, they are all set to 1 or 2 mins by default.