The error was: PluginError('There has been an error in parsing the file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ssl-eclipseofbutterflies.ml.conf on line 132: Syntax error')

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My domain is: eclipseofbutterflies.ml

I ran this command:: sudo certbot -i apache

It produced this output:
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log

How would you like to authenticate with the ACME CA?

1: Obtain certificates using a DNS TXT record (if you are using Cloudflare for
DNS). (dns-cloudflare)
2: Spin up a temporary webserver (standalone)
3: Place files in webroot directory (webroot)

Select the appropriate number [1-3] then [enter] (press 'c' to cancel): 3
The apache plugin is not working; there may be problems with your existing configuration.
The error was: PluginError('There has been an error in parsing the file /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ssl-eclipseofbutterflies.ml.conf on line 132: Syntax error')

My web server is (include version): Apache/ 2.4.41

The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): Linux Mint 20.2 Uma

My hosting provider, if applicable, is:

I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know): Yes

I'm using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): No

The version of my client is (e.g. output of certbot --version or certbot-auto --version if you're using Certbot): certbot 1.17.0

Here is the file Line 132 is a commented part of the file

https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/xZWbkm4F3X/

I am migrating to a fresh webserver after my old one died and I am restoring the files this from a backup. certbot worked fine but now this error happens

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I'll look into the syntax error and your configuration file momentarily, but I've got a different question too: is there a reason why you're using -i apache to only select the apache installer plugin and at the question from certbot select the webroot authenticator?

Also, I'm a little bit puzzled why the apache authenticator isn't listed in that list of options.. :thinking:

Edit:
I'm not able to reproduce your syntax error, but that might be due to the fact I had to copy/paste the contents of the pastebin, as that Ubuntu pastebin site is a REAL #()#)($( PAIN IN THE ()#$()#( requiring the user to login to view the plain text file and it's utterly impossible to download the file.. If you try, you'll get a HTML page to login again......... So perhaps by copy/pasting it, some errors tripping the certbot parser has been removed..

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The fact that copy paste fixes this is astounding

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Ah, so it worked for you too? Glad to hear! Perhaps it was some kind of encoding issue..