Comments on: UPS XML Rate PHP script

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:17:04 +0000

Thanks for this wonderful class! Even though it may be “old” it still works a charm! Helped me quickly and easily estimate rate calculations into a project of mine.

Cheers!

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:54:48 +0000

Quick question. If possible, could you tell me how to add a quantity selection?

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:04:33 +0000

I must say that this script is a life saver in every possible way. I have gone thru so many over the last few months. The problem I ran into was my server does not handle asp. Just about every good working cal script out there is based on asp.

Again, thank you for your great work.

By: Jeff B

Jeff B — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:15:44 +0000

HanaDaddy, You script works great. My problem was the godaddy servers blocking any type of 3rd party web site (ie. UPS). godaddy wants me to upgrade to the dedicated or virtual dedicated servers for $50 dollars a month (haha). I switch servers to someone else and all is well! thanks.

By: HanaDaddy

HanaDaddy — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:50:03 +0000

Test with console ‘curl’ command that if you can connect to the ups server.

> /usr/bin/curl -k https://www.ups.com/ups.app/xml/Rate

At least you can check if you can connect to the ups.com site from you hosting server.

By: Jeff B

Jeff B — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:51:04 +0000

curl
CURL support enabled
CURL Information libcurl/7.10.6 OpenSSL/0.9.7a ipv6 zlib/1.2.3

The phpinfo() gave me the above info about CURL. So I guess that isn’t the problem. If I had the worng password or key would that cause the problem? That make you just through hoops a ups hand kive you developer keys/ developer user name, xml keys. If i’m using the wrong username or key would that cause it to hang? Thanks for any insite.

By: HanaDaddy

HanaDaddy — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:39:52 +0000

You can test if curl module is compile in by using “phpinfo()” function. Please take a look at the PHP /Webserver log for any clue. Also you may want to test with console ‘curl’ command first.

By: Jeff B

Jeff B — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:21:26 +0000

I’m trying to get this to work with my web page. I tryied running it as is (execept for my passwords) at it seems to lock up after I submit the request for a price. I use godaddy lunix servers and I’m fairly sure that they have _curl enabled on all their lunix servers. Is their somthing else I need to change to make this work?

By: HanaDaddy

HanaDaddy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:23:11 +0000

Ricardo, Thank you for your feed back. I will update the tar file.

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:42:56 +0000

Hi, I’ve been customizing and testing your form, and I’ve found 2 miskates that have been driving me crazy
for a while, it’s to change the “Schipping To” adress. First you missed one equal symbol:

if($s_zip==” || $s_country==” || $t_zip==” || $t_country=” || $weight==”){
$error_msg=”please provide all information”;

“$t_country=”” you know you’re doing an asignation instead of a comparation.

You also misspelled the $t_country to check if it has been set.
You wrote
if ($t_coutnry == ” ) $t_country=’US’;
instead of
if ($t_country == ” ) $t_country=’US’;

I hope having halped you as you’ve helped me, and thanks again.