Incoming cURL Requests

[.Peter]

So I'm working with a dedicated linux box, I'm working on a script that interacts with a 3rd party app. This 3rd party app will, send me a Post cURL where my server handles the request looks up more data and replies as the output. Also in the same script I can POST to the third party app via cURL. I have my script set up correctly but I don't think my server is allowing the incoming cURL request because nothing is going through... I tried the exact same script and put it on a shared hosting server and it worked there.

So my question is, how do I verify that my server is refusing incoming cURL requests and how do I fix that?

[tomturd2]

Temporarily change the script so it can process GET requests, then hit the URL through your browser? See if you get the expected response?

[.Peter]

Temporarily change the script so it can process GET requests, then hit the URL through your browser? See if you get the expected response?

That works. My only concern is that maybe my firewall is blocking an external server from doing it.

[Royzee]

Just run a phpinfo and look for cURL.

[.Peter]

Just run a phpinfo and look for cURL.

Lol....

Warning: phpinfo() has been disabled for security reasons in Command line code on line 1

[Royzee]

There are a few other checks you can make, but not sure your permissions will allow running them if you can't run phpinfo.

Save as curlinfo.php or whatever. It will return either cURL is enabled or cURL is not enabled.

<?php

echo 'cURL is '.(function_exists('curl_init') ?: ' not').' enabled';

?>

This one will either return your cURL verison or error if not available.

<?php

echo '<pre>';

var_dump(curl_version());

echo '</pre>';

?>

If your running a windows server, find un-comment this line in your php.ini

;extension=php_curl.dll

[.Peter]

Seems it is enabled:

array(9) {

  ["version_number"]=>

  int(464128)

  ["age"]=>

  int(3)

  ["features"]=>

  int(1565)

  ["ssl_version_number"]=>

  int(0)

  ["version"]=>

  string(6) "7.21.0"

  ["host"]=>

  string(17) "i686-pc-linux-gnu"

  ["ssl_version"]=>

  string(14) "OpenSSL/0.9.8b"

  ["libz_version"]=>

  string(5) "1.2.3"

  ["protocols"]=>

  array(17) {

	[0]=>

	string(4) "dict"

	[1]=>

	string(4) "file"

	[2]=>

	string(3) "ftp"

	[3]=>

	string(4) "ftps"

	[4]=>

	string(4) "http"

	[5]=>

	string(5) "https"

	[6]=>

	string(4) "imap"

	[7]=>

	string(5) "imaps"

	[8]=>

	string(4) "ldap"

	[9]=>

	string(5) "ldaps"

	[10]=>

	string(4) "pop3"

	[11]=>

	string(5) "pop3s"

	[12]=>

	string(4) "rtsp"

	[13]=>

	string(4) "smtp"

	[14]=>

	string(5) "smtps"

	[15]=>

	string(6) "telnet"

	[16]=>

	string(4) "tftp"

  }

}

I ran the second code.. I was getting a parse error because of the : in the first.

[Royzee]

It may be installed and compiled with PHP but not enabled. Check your php.ini file.

You need the following line. Either add it, or uncomment if there with a ';' before it.

extension=curl.so