Getting - error setting certificate verify locations: CAfile: curl.cainfo

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Fatal error: Uncaught GuzzleHttp\Exception\RequestException: cURL error 77: error setting certificate verify locations: CAfile: curl.cainfo CApath: none (see https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/libcurl-errors.html) in C:\xampp\htdocs\outafire\vendor\guzzlehttp\guzzle\src\Handler\CurlFactory.php:201 Stack trace: #0 C:\xampp\htdocs\outafire\vendor\guzzlehttp\guzzle\src\Handler\CurlFactory.php(155): GuzzleHttp\Handler\CurlFactory::createRejection(Object(GuzzleHttp\Handler\EasyHandle), Array) #1 C:\xampp\htdocs\outafire\vendor\guzzlehttp\guzzle\src\Handler\CurlFactory.php(105):

I am using xampp and a PhpED editor. Where does this package - php-fcm looks for the php.ini file?
Mine is located at C:\xampp\php\php.ini, and I have
curl.cainfo="C:\xampp\apache\bin\curl-ca-bundle.crt"
openssl.cafile="C:\xampp\apache\bin\curl-ca-bundle.crt"
openssl.capath="C:\xampp\apache\bin"

But I am still getting the error.
Error 77 - Problem with reading the SSL CA cert (path or access rights), but the path is correct and the file is accessible.