Wordpress Plugin Manager CURL update

My webhost recently turned off allow_url_fopen and so the Wordpress Plugin Manager (WPPM) stopped working. The recommendation was made that any programs that explicitely made calls to remote files using fopen() be switch over to using the CURL libraries.

I went ahead, with dr Dave’s blessings, and made the change to WPPM and release it here. Any and all bugs in relation to the CURL code should be directed to me, the rest are Dave’s fault!

Download WPPM v. 1.7.0 e and enjoy.

Versions:
v 1.7.0 e:

• Fixed re-use of Wordpress function name in 1.5.1.x

v 1.7.0 d:

• CURL modifications screwed up getting locally stored WPPM files. This has now been fixed, and WPPM should once again be able to find it’s local plugin data files.

v 1.7.0 c:

• Modified to retrieve remote files through CURL to circumvent issues when allow_url_fopen is disabled by a web host.

Cheers

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