Not sure what goes wrong, but the "phone home" is Zen Cart default code. Not something build in to the module. Zen Cart checks the module for updates on the zen cart site, but on your site that is not working.
Quote Originally Posted by RixStix View Post
zc 156c
dpu 3.2.0

Dynamic Price Updater (Update Check) set FALSE

why is DPU trying to "phone home"? and generating adm debug files
Isn't 'phone home' code frowned upon?

what does it take to disable this check since the switch doesn't appear to work as expected?

Code:
[30-May-2020 12:49:15 America/Los_Angeles] Request URI: /MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php?gID=56&cID=2151, IP address: MY_IP_ADDRESS
#1  trigger_error() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:138]
#2  this_plugin_version_check_for_updates() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:185]
#3  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php:48]
#4  require(/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php:171]
#5  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php:9]
--> PHP Notice: CURL error checking plugin versions: 7:Failed to connect to plugins.zen-cart.com port 443: Connection refused
Trying http instead. in /home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php on line 138.

[30-May-2020 12:49:16 America/Los_Angeles] Request URI: /MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php?gID=56&cID=2151, IP address: MY_IP_ADDRESS
#1  trigger_error() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:145]
#2  this_plugin_version_check_for_updates() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:185]
#3  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php:48]
#4  require(/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php:171]
#5  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php:9]
--> PHP Notice: CURL error checking plugin versions: 7:Failed to connect to plugins.zen-cart.com port 80: Connection refused
Trying www instead. in /home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php on line 145.

[30-May-2020 12:49:17 America/Los_Angeles] Request URI: /MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php?gID=56&cID=2151, IP address: MY_IP_ADDRESS
#1  trigger_error() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:157]
#2  this_plugin_version_check_for_updates() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:185]
#3  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php:48]
#4  require(/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php:171]
#5  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php:9]
--> PHP Notice: CURL error checking plugin versions: 7:Failed to connect to www.zen-cart.com port 80: Connection refused
Trying file_get_contents() instead. in /home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php on line 157.

[30-May-2020 12:49:18 America/Los_Angeles] Request URI: /MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php?gID=56&cID=2151, IP address: MY_IP_ADDRESS
#1  file_get_contents() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:159]
#2  this_plugin_version_check_for_updates() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:185]
#3  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php:48]
#4  require(/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php:171]
#5  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php:9]
--> PHP Warning: file_get_contents(https://plugins.zen-cart.com/versioncheck/1301): failed to open stream: Connection refused in /home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php on line 159.

[30-May-2020 12:49:18 America/Los_Angeles] Request URI: /MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php?gID=56&cID=2151, IP address: MY_IP_ADDRESS
#1  trigger_error() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:161]
#2  this_plugin_version_check_for_updates() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:185]
#3  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php:48]
#4  require(/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php:171]
#5  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php:9]
--> PHP Notice: file_get_contents() error checking plugin versions.
Trying http instead. in /home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php on line 161.

[30-May-2020 12:49:19 America/Los_Angeles] Request URI: /MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php?gID=56&cID=2151, IP address: MY_IP_ADDRESS
#1  file_get_contents() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:162]
#2  this_plugin_version_check_for_updates() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:185]
#3  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php:48]
#4  require(/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php:171]
#5  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php:9]
--> PHP Warning: file_get_contents(http://plugins.zen-cart.com/versioncheck/1301): failed to open stream: Connection refused in /home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php on line 162.

[30-May-2020 12:49:19 America/Los_Angeles] Request URI: /MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php?gID=56&cID=2151, IP address: MY_IP_ADDRESS
#1  trigger_error() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:165]
#2  this_plugin_version_check_for_updates() called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php:185]
#3  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php:48]
#4  require(/home/HostName/public_html/includes/autoload_func.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php:171]
#5  require(/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/application_top.php) called at [/home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/configuration.php:9]
--> PHP Notice: file_get_contents() error checking plugin versions.
Aborting. in /home/HostName/public_html/MYADMINFOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_dpu_config.php on line 165.