New currency: Swiss Franc

Hi,
I just installed Zen Cart, and I wanted to make the Swiss Franc the default currency.
I entered the names and the correct code, CHF, and it said I'd have to hit "update currencies"
But when I do this is gives me the following error:

Warning: file() [function.file]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 25

Warning: file(http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxdaily?value=1&redirected=1&exch=USD&format=CSV&dest=Get+Table&sel_list=CHF) [function.file]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 25

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 29

Warning: file() [function.file]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 39

Warning: file(http://www.xe.net/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1&From=CHF&To=USD) [function.file]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 39

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 43

Warning: file() [function.file]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 25

Warning: file(http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxdaily?value=1&redirected=1&exch=EUR&format=CSV&dest=Get+Table&sel_list=CHF) [function.file]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 25

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 29

Warning: file() [function.file]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 39

Warning: file(http://www.xe.net/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1&From=CHF&To=EUR) [function.file]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 39

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 43

Warning: file() [function.file]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 25

Warning: file(http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxdaily?value=1&redirected=1&exch=CHF&format=CSV&dest=Get+Table&sel_list=CHF) [function.file]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 25

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 29

Warning: file() [function.file]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 39

Warning: file(http://www.xe.net/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1&From=CHF&To=CHF) [function.file]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 39

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php on line 43

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/localization.php:29) in /home/.cela/lifesayko/cross.jesterscircle.com/store/admin/includes/functions/general.php on line 34

Can anyone help me please?

Due to your server's configuration of PHP settings for the file() function wrapper, you cannot use the "update currency" button.
Instead, you'll need to set your currency exchange rates manually.

Hmmm, ok. No way to fix this? does it have anything to do with the PHP version?
Otherwise, is there a module or extension or something to have a real-time converter in the site, say in a sidebar or something? Sort of like a little calculator on the side so a customer doesn't have to open a new window to do it?

Thanks in advance and thanks already for the reply ^_^

Did you ever get this solved?

I never had a problem, now the last two days it started doing this. I've contacted my web host to see if they will reverse or relax whatever they just did, but I'm doubtful... is there no other way around this problem?

• Steven

Well, that wasn't too hard to fix. After a small amount of Googling and reading I've discovered an alternative way of doing this. It works on my host... yours may or may not allow it, I don't know. It is dependent on the curl library being installed on your server.

Open /admin/includes/functions/localization.php and change it to this instead:```

<?php // // +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ // |zen-cart Open Source E-commerce | // +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ // | Copyright (c) 2003 The zen-cart developers | // | | // | http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php | // | | // | Portions Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce | // +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ // | This source file is subject to version 2.0 of the GPL license, | // | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is | // | available through the world-wide-web at the following url: | // | http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt. | // | If you did not receive a copy of the zen-cart license and are unable | // | to obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to | // | [email protected] so we can mail you a copy immediately. | // +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ // $Id: localization.php 290 2004-09-15 19:48:26Z wilt $ // function quote_oanda_currency($code, $base = DEFAULT_CURRENCY) { // $page = file('http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxdaily?value=1&redirected=1&exch=' . $code . '&format=CSV&dest=Get+Table&sel_list=' . $base); $curl_handle = curl_init('http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxdaily?value=1&redirected=1&exch=' . $code . '&format=CSV&dest=Get+Table&sel_list=' . $base); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,1); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); $page = ""; $page = curl_exec($curl_handle); curl_close($curl_handle); $match = array(); // preg_match('/(.+),(\w{3}),([0-9.]+),([0-9.]+)/i', implode('', $page), $match); preg_match('/(.+),(\w{3}),([0-9.]+),([0-9.]+)/i', $page, $match) if (sizeof($match) > 0) { return $match[3]; } else { return false; } } function quote_xe_currency($to, $from = DEFAULT_CURRENCY) { // $page = file('http://www.xe.net/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1&From=' . $from . '&To=' . $to); $curl_handle = curl_init('http://www.xe.net/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1&From=' . $from . '&To=' . $to); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,1); curl_setopt($curl_handle, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); $page = ""; $page = curl_exec($curl_handle); curl_close($curl_handle); $match = array(); // preg_match('/[0-9.]+\s*' . $from . '\s*=\s*([0-9.]+)\s*' . $to . '/', implode('', $page), $match); preg_match('/[0-9.]+\s*' . $from . '\s*=\s*([0-9.]+)\s*' . $to . '/', $page, $match); if (sizeof($match) > 0) { return $match[1]; } else { return false; } } ?>

PLEASE NOTE!!  This is for ZenCart 1.27d.  I looked at the updated code for 1.3.5 and they already addressed this.

 - Steven