title: Composer -- > error:14090086:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_SERVER_CERTIFICATE:certificate verify failed
body: <p>I can connect to SSL sites, installed composer through command line through HTTPS. Checked the OPENSSL version <code>SSL Version =&gt; OpenSSL/1.0.1j</code> . So where is the problem? Thoughts?</p>
  
  <p>Here is the raw output.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[kunaaljain@localhost php]$ /opt/lampp/bin/php-5.6.3 composer.phar diagChecking composer.json: FAIL
  the property name is required
  the property description is required
  No license specified, it is recommended to do so. For closed-source software you may use "proprietary" as license.
  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 open stream: Cannot connect to HTTPS server through proxy
  Checking HTTP proxy: 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 open stream: Cannot connect to HTTPS server through proxy
  </code></pre>