can not set up Curl

[DrByte]

Lemme guess ... you're hosted on GoDaddy, and have never been able to use PayPal yet?

[RodG]

The problem is that the Paypal Payment module does not work because it still appears to be expecting cURL proxy to be switched off..but you cannot do this any more.

I recall that some one else had this problem a few months ago.

So, I am stuck. Where the Paypal payment module cannot be completed because it directs me to disable cURL proxy before completing the payment module configuration...but I cannot disable the cURL proxy because it is no longer there.

Try running the following SQL command

UPDATE `configuration` SET `configuration_value`= 'FALSE' WHERE `configuration_key` = 'CURL_PROXY_REQUIRED' ;

Cheers
Rod

[sonickev]

Lemme guess ... you're hosted on GoDaddy, and have never been able to use PayPal yet?

yes, that is correct...am I not going to be able to work with Paypal?

I tried Barclaycard but that doesn't work either.

Does any mainstream payment module work in the UK, or have I made a bad choice with zencart? I like all the features of zencart, but its all a bit pointless if none of the UK payment portals work

[sonickev]

I recall that some one else had this problem a few months ago.



Try running the following SQL command

UPDATE `configuration` SET `configuration_value`= 'FALSE' WHERE `configuration_key` = 'CURL_PROXY_REQUIRED' ;

Cheers
Rod

Many thanks for that. Sadly it doesn't fix the issue.
I still get the text report that says
Requirements:
*CURL is used for bidirectional communication with the gateway, so must be active on your hosting server (if you need to use a CURL proxy, set the CURL proxy settings under Admin->Configuration->My Store.)

I'm told that cURL is active by default on godaddy servers and don't really know which way to turn now.

I went down the path of Barclaycard, only to find that it doesn't work because they just changed their product and the 5 year old plug-in isn't compatible. So I chose Paypal because it was already there in Zencart and I figured it was a safe bet, now Paypal doesn't work either? Any suggestions?

I'm confused how godaddy recommend zen cart, then zen cart appears to be ready made for paypal, but the combination doesn't work and nobody seems to have a solution.

[RodG]

Many thanks for that. Sadly it doesn't fix the issue.
I still get the text report that says
Requirements:
*CURL is used for bidirectional communication with the gateway, so must be active on your hosting server (if you need to use a CURL proxy, set the CURL proxy settings under Admin->Configuration->My Store.)

Still get? Wasn't the original error

The problem is that the Paypal Payment module does not work because it still appears to be expecting cURL proxy to be switched off..but you cannot do this any more.

The SQL statement I provided would only 'fix' the first error. The current 'error' needs to be treated as a separate issue.

I'm told that cURL is active by default on godaddy servers and don't really know which way to turn now.

You don't have to accept what you are told. There are ways to confirm this for yourself. Look in the zencart 'extras' folder for a program called 'curltester.php' (or similar).

I went down the path of Barclaycard, only to find that it doesn't work because they just changed their product and the 5 year old plug-in isn't compatible.

It could also be because your cURL is nonfunctional. Many/most modules that require 'real time' communication with other servers rely on cURL these days. In fact most non cURL methods are generally restricted/dissallowed.

So I chose Paypal because it was already there in Zencart and I figured it was a safe bet, now Paypal doesn't work either? Any suggestions?

PayPal and ZenCart are a 'safe bet'. The problem is with your chosen host.

I'm confused how godaddy recommend zen cart, then zen cart appears to be ready made for paypal, but the combination doesn't work and nobody seems to have a solution.

Alas, this isn't a mutual partnership. GD may recommend ZenCart, but very few Zenners will recommend GoDaddy.

My next suggestion is for you to do a manual install of Zencart (I'm assuming you used some kind of GD customised installer), because the original thread I was thinking about has come back to me.

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...press-Checkout

Cheers
Rod

[schoolboy]

or have I made a bad choice with zencart?

No, that is a GOOD choice.

Your BAD choice was GoDaddy...

[DrByte]

My next suggestion is for you to do a manual install of Zencart (I'm assuming you used some kind of GD customised installer)

Yes, that would be my suggestion too.
As I said before, the GoDaddy auto-installer is broken. They're using non-standard Zen Cart code in it, resulting in your site being broken.

[schoolboy]

Another GOOD suggestion would be to get out of GoDaddy before it's too late.

If you choose to stay there, well... expect to be spending many tearful hours/days/weeks on this forum trying to resolve issues that should never arise.

If they won't refund you, just cut your losses and put it down to experience.

On a GOOD host, it is possible to install zencart and get it working inside half an hour.
On 30 September last year we registered a domain from scratch, set up hosting and installed zencart.

We began the entire process (domain registration) at about 9:00am

By 12:00 noon we had a functioning zencart site with Paypal express configured. (YES... the domain had propogated by noon!)

By 5:00 pm we had applied templates, configured shipping, and added +-40 products.

The following day, the site took its first order.

That site - hosted with a company that understands zencart - can be seen here