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Hi everyone, I'm modifying a module that insert a new contact.

I want to check if the contact already exist, my code is:
[ CODE ]
   global $got_email, $got_firstName, $got_lastName, $alreadyRegistered, $thankYou, $myError, $contact_id;
   
   $params ["email"] = $got_email;
   // Initiate CiviCRM
   require_once JPATH_ROOT.'/'.'administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm.settings.php';
   require_once 'CRM/Core/Config.php';
   $civiConfig =& CRM_Core_Config::singleton( );
   
   require_once 'api/v2/Contact.php';
   
//MY CODE
   //Check if exist
//THE PROBLEM HERE!
   $contact=& civicrm_contact_get($params);
   //Here I suppose there is only one contact with that address and retrieve it
   $contact=array_shift($contact);
//END MY CODE
   
   if(empty($contact)){
      //The contact doesn't exists it will be created
      $params ["first_name"] = $got_firstName;
      $params ["last_name"] = $got_lastName;
      $params ["contact_type"] = "Individual";
      $params ["dupe_check"] = "1";
      
      $contact =&civicrm_contact_add( $params );

      $myError = $alreadyRegistered;
      $contact_id = 0;
      if($contact["is_error"] == 0){
         $myError = $thankYou;
         $got_email = "";
         $got_firstName ="";
         $got_lastName = "";
         $antiSpamAnswer ="";
         $contact_id = $contact["contact_id"];
      }
   }else{
//MY CODE
      //The contact already exists. Retrieve the id
      $myError =$thankYou;
      $got_email = "";
      $got_firstName ="";
      $got_lastName = "";
      $antiSpamAnswer ="";
      $contact_id = $contact["contact_id"];
//END MY CODE
   }
   [/ CODE]

The module works well in a Joomla 1.5 local version, but when i upload it in my production site the module produce a blank page (probably with error 500).

If I  put a comment before the line
[ CODE ]   $contact=& civicrm_contact_get($params);
[/ CODE ]
to the end of the code the module works so I think that the problem is in that line.

I use civiCRM version 3.4.7 in both local and remote sites.
Some suggestions?

[Why can't past my code and there is an error "You are not allowed to post external links"??]

Or you could use civicrm('contact', 'getcount', $params); if you want to know if it exists - wherever you found the documentation that said to use api v2 you should update it to say it's deprecated

I've bought a module that uses the API v2 and I want to add this simple check because if the email exists the module does't work. So I try to implement it with the V2.
I'm sure that API v3 are better but this means that i had to rewrite all the code of the module i bought...

Are these codes
civicrm('contact', 'getcount', $params)
civicrm_api ('Contact','GetSingle', array (...) )
for v2 or v3?

Thanks

Nope the 'getcount' action is one word. That is a v3 option & you need to set $params['version'] => 3,

However, you can use v2 & v3 in the same codebase.

This is the first time I recall hearing someone say they bought a module (although of course lots of people have paid for various module development)

This is the first time I recall hearing someone say they bought a module (although of course lots of people have paid for various module development)

I hadn't time to spent on learning the interface to CiviCRM, so the module does what I need so I have bought it (for few $)

Is it enough add this lines?

require_once 'api/v3/Contact.php';
$contact = civicrm_api ('contact','get_count', $params)

and than check

if(empty($contact)){}

[with $params ["email"] = $got_email; already in the code or I have to add $params ["version"] = 3]

You don't need the require_once

You have something different between the two servers. you should check the log and/or enable display errors on the production server (there is likely an error that isn't displayed).

X+

If I remove
'version' => 3
the code works but the output is
Array ( [is_error] => 1 [error_message] => Mandatory key(s) missing from params array: version )

Means the error is likely somewhere in api/v3/Contact.php (civicrm_api3_contact_get function)

you might want to die ("here " __LINE__"); and move that line down until you find where.

Might be easier to debug if you use the api explorer.

Have you tried

 $contact = civicrm_api('Email', 'Get', array('email' => $got_email, 'version' => '3'));

ie. querying the email table rather than contact?


Are you able to turn on error_reporting so you blank screen tells you a bit more?