ozpost shipping module

[RodG]

so if a "curl not installed error" appears and nobody is there to read it did it really happen?

i think the term loudly is directly proportional to the emphasis a user places on reading rather than winging it

I think you misunderstand. It is zencart v1.3.9 that 'complains loudly' if cURL isn't installed, so the theory is you must've jumped a few hoops to get IT installed before you could even get to the ozpost installation stage.

The ozpost module doesn't check to see if cURL is installed, but it does check that it is functional and can contact the quotation servers, and if it can't IT will loudly complain that the install can't continue.

I was figuring there wouldn't be a need to duplicate the check to see if cURL is installed or not, but apparently there probably is a need.

Cheers
Rod

[RodG]

I had a feeling it might be CURL that was the issue. Yes, during the installation of ZCv139c there are loud warnings regarding the abscence of CURL. These warings do go on to say that some payment and shipping modules may not function without CURL.

ozpost being one such module.

I have not had an isssue with earlier versions of ZC as I've always built them on this type of platform i.e. minus CURL and I've always been able to install and configure modules - payment and shipping.

If you still wish to install without cURL you'll need to modify the ozpost.php code a little:

Somewhere around line 552 is a line that reads // version check / network check. Comment out the next 5 or six lines (down to and including the first/next closing brace "}".

Cheers
Rod

[frank18]

..........I was figuring there wouldn't be a need to duplicate the check to see if cURL is installed or not, but apparently there probably is a need....

Sadly, Rod, not everyone actually READS what pops up on the screen - until that message keeps reappearing over and over again. And even then the complaints keep flooding in .... we can't please all of the people all of the time

[sgallasch]

G'day Rod,

I am using ozpost with curl on version 1.38 and it usually works fine. But lately contact to the server seems to be going down quite often.

Do you suggest i do the upgrade to the latest ozpost version? Has there been some fixes in this area for better contact to oz post server?

Is there a link you can supply me that tells me the oz post server is down, somewhere i can check.

Love the module, best regards Sean

[RodG]

G'day Rod,

I am using ozpost with curl on version 1.38 and it usually works fine. But lately contact to the server seems to be going down quite often.

The log files don't indicate any problems so the problem may not be server side.

Do you suggest i do the upgrade to the latest ozpost version?

Yes. always :-)

Has there been some fixes in this area for better contact to oz post server?

No. If anything the latest version may even be worse, on account of the fact that I have reduced the timeout settings to 10seconds (down from 30secs).

Actually it shouldn't be any worse as a valid response should be obtained in a few microseconds - so even a 10 second timeout is magnitudes longer than it really needs to be.

Is there a link you can supply me that tells me the oz post server is down, somewhere i can check.

Something like this ?

Also, the latest ozpost versions V2.x.x now has its own inbuilt server check that is activated whenever you go to the admin/shipping section of the site.
You'll not see anything out of the ordinary if everything is ok, but if there is a server or connectivity problem the module will provide a warning notice, hopefully with a few details as to what is amiss. If you are having consistant connection problems it will probablt be worth upgrading for this enhancement alone.

Cheers
Rod

[somedood]

Hey everyone,
Server appears to be down at the moment. Is anyone else having the same problems as me?

[RodG]

Hey everyone,
Server appears to be down at the moment. Is anyone else having the same problems as me?

1.45 SA time - server is up. Logs show normal access.

[7thPo]

1.45 SA time - server is up. Logs show normal access.

If the server is up, there's something else going wrong with the module. It's not working on any of my ZC installations all of a sudden.

[RodG]

If the server is up, there's something else going wrong with the module. It's not working on any of my ZC installations all of a sudden.

What version of ozpost?
What version of zencart?
Can you provide a URL?

Any kind of clue would be useful.

Cheers
Rod

[7thPo]

How do I find out which version of ozpost I'm running?