Curl error: 7 failed connect to maps.google.com: 443; Connection timed out

coooperation

Hello,
I am running this amazing Jomsocial here in China, behind the Great Firewall, hence all good things of google are blocked.

The issue is:
when a user tries to register, the system performs a ping to an IPv6 which I transcoded to maps.google.com, which is a blocked page here.

After clicking the "register button" I get this error:
Curl error: 7 failed connect to maps.google.com: 443; Connection timed out

I was able to pinpoint this to the file:
/components/com_community/libraries/mapping.php

I dont need any location services or similar.
Please how can I deactivate that without modifying the core?

Thank you

teitbite

coooperation HI. I will need You to guide me step by step how to reproduce this issue. Had no problem to register and no error screen was shown.

Ninja

coooperation
Hi
Kindly check on the backend Jomsocial configuration the Integration > Google map is OFF.
Also turn on the error report to max and share the screenshot of the error that you are facing on site.

Regards

coooperation

Hi there and thanks for your help

we blocked the url for now on the server side, therefore no error message appears and the registration works.

But it must be fore a reason that the curl does a ping to google maps, even on the backend the google map is off.

Currently with the blocked URL is works, but that ping, what is it for and is it OK to just block it?

I also did not get any other error, even with max error reporting turned on.

Ninja

coooperation
Hi
Do you still need help on it. Seems the issue is fixed on site with firewall settings?

Regards

coooperation

I still need help
I am afraid by blocking this on the server side, I broke something and am just not yet aware of the impact on this.

Could you please confirm why there is a ping executed to maps.google.com when a user registers?

On a side note, we also just experienced that users who chose a user name made out of just 1 letter, are not able to complete the registration process, but no warning is diaplayed, just a boolean error at the end.

Ninja

coooperation
Hi
In this case, we need to replicate the issue on your site.
Kindly remove the blocking of URL and edit fields in first post,
Submit site FTP, and a temp super user login details for staff.

Regards