cUrl - says SSL not installed - do I need it?

[klog]

Followup: Read another post (http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82262) that is same issue as mine. So my apologies for starting a redundant thread.
That said, it doesn't seem to me that this issue (which quite a few are having) has been solved.
I ran cURL test: http://kevinlogan.com/gallery2/purch...s/curltest.php
with these results:
You submitted the following fields and data:
Array
(
[field1] => This is a test
[statuskey] => ready
)
Data validation
Good
Other Info
Your server IP address is: 207.210.72.202.
user-agent: unknown.
Array
(
[url] => "http://www.zen-cart.com/testcurl.php"
[content_type] => text/html
[http_code] => 200
[header_size] => 139
[request_size] => 174
[filetime] => -1
[ssl_verify_result] => 0
[redirect_count] => 0
[total_time] => 0.990603
[namelookup_time] => 0.944773
[connect_time] => 0.965885
[pretransfer_time] => 0.965916
[size_upload] => 0
[size_download] => 2142
[speed_download] => 2162
[speed_upload] => 0
[download_content_length] => 0
[upload_content_length] => 0
[starttransfer_time] => 0.99044
[redirect_time] => 0
)
So, is cURL working on this sever? (seems 2 b) Or Not?
If it is, why am I getting the error messages RE cURL
when trying to make a new install of ZC v.1.3.8?
Thanks again,
Kevin

[DrByte]

The only difference in code between the installer and the curltest script is the timeout ... the installer waits only 4 seconds for a response, and curltest waits up to 15 seconds. Otherwise they're identical.

So ... since you're satisfied that curltest works fine ... just carry on with the installer as if the curl tests had passed fine. I don't think a curl failure is treated as fatal yet.

But keep in mind that for some reason your server is processing curl requests quite slowly ... which could be a sign of other slownesses you may run into.
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[klog]

Thanks DrByte, A little slow I can live with. Knowing that I am not doing someting BAD is a good recipe for a good night's sleep. FYI, I ran the curltest again quite a few times, and it typically ran a little over 0.1 seconds, so I guess I can (and my potential customers) can live with that.
Cheers & all the best,
Kevin

The only difference in code between the installer and the curltest script is the timeout ... the installer waits only 4 seconds for a response, and curltest waits up to 15 seconds. Otherwise they're identical.

So ... since you're satisfied that curltest works fine ... just carry on with the installer as if the curl tests had passed fine. I don't think a curl failure is treated as fatal yet.

But keep in mind that for some reason your server is processing curl requests quite slowly ... which could be a sign of other slownesses you may run into.
{insert defense of choice of current hosting provider here}