Hi all,

I have a zencart store that has been working beautifully for about a year. Last night I uploaded a new product (As I have done 100+ times this year) and apparently something came off the tracks. I have been getting emails saying the following:

(28) connect() timed out!

Zen Cart message: An error occurred when we tried to contact the payment
processor. Please try again, select an alternate payment method, or contact
the store owner for assistance.

Problem occurred while customer was attempting checkout with PayPal
Express Checkout.

I have tried reading through all of the forums and have come across the apparent dislike for GoDaddy but that does not seem to be the problem for me as I am hosted with iPage and have had nothing but good experiences with them. In fact, when I asked them about this problem they got back to me with the following support ticket:

I was able to duplicate your issue. However, there's no server end issues since a test script at http://foundationbriefs.com/combinedstore/test.php shows that allow_url_fopen is enabled for your account and a test curl script is working fine at http://foundationbriefs.com/combinedstore/test_curl.php . Also , error logs are not refreshing with any errors.

Therefore, this is an application/scripting issue for which we don't provide any support. You need to contact your application vendor/developer for further assistance on the issue.

I have no idea what could have gone wrong and am just looking for some help here. It seems that the store is just not communicating with PayPal at all. As such, I have tried re-installing my PayPal express checkout module, talking to PayPal about the problem etc. and nothing has gotten me even remotely close to a solution.

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!!!!!

Regards,

James Mackey