Comments on: How to: PECL HTTP request exception and error handling http://www.markfosteronline.com/2009/01/06/how-to-pecl-http-request-exception-and-error-handling/ Misadventures in Technology Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bas Tard http://www.markfosteronline.com/2009/01/06/how-to-pecl-http-request-exception-and-error-handling/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Bas Tard Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:54:50 +0000 http://www.markfosteronline.com/?p=183#comment-65 I've been getting too many exceptions using HttpRequest::send() of this type: HttpInvalidParamException with message "Empty or too short HTTP message: ''" and inner exception HttpRequestException with message "a timeout was reached; connect() timed out!" The frequency at which this occurred was suspicious so I wrapped the send() in a loop of max 3 attempts and now the code always works even though the 1st attempt sometimes fails. I've had this same problem on different servers with different OS' and different code so there's obviously something broken in the PECL http code. I decided to replace all the PECL Http code and this ridiculous workaround with CURL code and I haven't had a problem since. I’ve been getting too many exceptions using HttpRequest::send() of this type:
HttpInvalidParamException with message “Empty or too short HTTP message: ”” and inner exception HttpRequestException with message “a timeout was reached; connect() timed out!”

The frequency at which this occurred was suspicious so I wrapped the send() in a loop of max 3 attempts and now the code always works even though the 1st attempt sometimes fails.

I’ve had this same problem on different servers with different OS’ and different code so there’s obviously something broken in the PECL http code.

I decided to replace all the PECL Http code and this ridiculous workaround with CURL code and I haven’t had a problem since.

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]]> By: Dan Delaney http://www.markfosteronline.com/2009/01/06/how-to-pecl-http-request-exception-and-error-handling/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Dan Delaney Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:54:44 +0000 http://www.markfosteronline.com/?p=183#comment-30 THANK YOU for this info about the undocumented "innerException" crap. Now I'm finally seeing what the error REALLY is. THANK YOU for this info about the undocumented “innerException” crap. Now I’m finally seeing what the error REALLY is.

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