500 Internal Server Error on login SOAP

[morto]

Hi,

I'm getting a 500 Internal Server Error response when connecting.

Is this because I might need an active betfair account?

I have deposits $15 in my betfair account (Australian) so I believe that is considered to be now an active account?

Or should it be betfair UK? (It says this here --> http://bdp.betfair.com/index.php?opt...d=55&Itemid=68

For a Betfair account to be considered 'active', there needs to be at least one transaction (settled bet, deposit, withdrawal) displayed on the UK Account Statement at 'My Account' (within the last three months).

Or is the 500 error something else? My SOAP code works fine on other services.

Chris

[MarkL]

You do need an item on the UK account statement to log in. However you should be getting a loginResp with the error PRODUCT_REQUIRES_A_FUNDED_ACCOUNT, not an HTTP 500 error.

[morto]

Hi MarkL,

Oki. Is there anything else I'm missing? im still getting the 500 error.

I tried using https://api-au.betfair.com/exchange/...geService.wsdl and get a different error "operation login not present in WSDL."

Any ideas?

[morto]

Im using php: Here is the code:

<?php

include dirname(realpath(__FILE__)).'/../lib/nusoap.php';

$betfair_login = 'xxxxxx';
$betfair_password = 'xxxxxx';

$proxyhost = isset($_POST['proxyhost']) ? $_POST['proxyhost'] : '';
$proxyport = isset($_POST['proxyport']) ? $_POST['proxyport'] : '';
$proxyusername = isset($_POST['proxyusername']) ? $_POST['proxyusername'] : '';
$proxypassword = isset($_POST['proxypassword']) ? $_POST['proxypassword'] : '';
$client = new nusoap_client('https://api-au.betfair.com/exchange/v5/BFExchangeService.wsdl', true,
$proxyhost, $proxyport, $proxyusername, $proxypassword);

$err = $client->getError();
if ($err) {
// Display the error
echo '<h2>Constructor error</h2><pre>' . $err . '</pre>';
// At this point, you know the call that follows will fail
}
// Doc/lit parameters get wrapped

$param = array('username' => $betfair_login,'password' => $betfair_password,'productId' => '82','vendorSoftwareId' => '0','locationId' => '0','ipAddress' => '0');
$result = $client->call('login', array('parameters' => $param), '', '', false, true);

// Check for a fault
if ($client->fault) {
echo '<h2>Fault</h2><pre>';
print_r($result);
echo '</pre>';
} else {
// Check for errors
$err = $client->getError();
if ($err) {
// Display the error
echo '<h2>Error</h2><pre>' . $err . '</pre>';
} else {

echo '<pre>';
print_r($result);
echo '</pre>';
}


}

?>

IS this something incorrect in my code? This code works fine on other services.

[smilerdude]

Have you done a Global login first ?

I've not dealt with the Australian exchanges, but my understanding of the login process is that you need to login via the GLOBAL wsdl first to acquire a session token and then point your operations against the relevant exchange wsdl.

From the code you've posted, you're attempting to login directly against the AUS exchange first, rather than the GLOBAL.

I may be wrong and would happily be corrected by someone else.

[morto]

When I try and connect to the GLOBAL WSDL I get a 500 Internal Server error.

Im stumped as to what is the problem.

[smilerdude]

Have you tried using the Betfair supplied PHP Framework demo source code to log on ?

I would compare the SOAP request and the XML that is generated between the Betfair Demo API and the NuSOAP library.

Is it possible that there maybe a config issue with the NuSOAP library that's causing the SOAP request to be out of kilter without what Betfair's servers are expecting ?

I've never used NuSOAP and I use the Betfair's demo API framework to fit my scripting needs.

[morto]

Hi smilerdude,

Thanks for the reply.

I will that a go. Do you have a link to where I can view the Betfair Framework?

Cheers,

Chris

[morto]

Oki I found the framework code. I ran the example with my login details and got

Header Error Enum: OK
Login (Global API) X-ip -> No Error Enum: LOGIN_RESTRICTED_LOCATION

My Au Betfair acc is funded though...

[morto]

I think the source of the problem is my webhosting is in the US which Betfair blocks.

[smilerdude]

That's the reason.

There are a number of countries that Betfair blocks the IP address due to Gambling laws of those countries.

USA and France are 2 that spring to mind.

If you've already got a funded account, you can try hosting your scripts at a web hosting site outside the USA jurisdiction.

This has the advantage getting around the country IP blocking, and it gives you faster and reliable connections to the Betfair Servers.

[nicnolte]

Http 500

I have HTTP 500 too, my server is in Malta,
however when I am looking the panel security in my betfair account, I have a login successful
<?php

$username = 'xxx';
$password = 'yyy';
$productid = 82;
$locationId = 0;
$vendorSoftwareId = 0;
$ipAddress = '9999999';

$client = new SoapClient("https://api.betfair.com/global/v3/BFGlobalService.wsdl");

try {

$result = $client->login(array('request'=>array('username'=>$usernam e, 'password'=>$password, 'productId'=>$productid, 'locationId'=>$locationId, 'vendorSoftwareId'=>$vendorSoftwareId, 'ipAddress'=>$ipAddress)));
echo $result;
} catch (SoapFault $fault) {

die("SOAP Fault: (faultcode: {$fault->faultcode}, faultstring: {$fault->faultstring})");
}

?>

[Fred77]

nicnolte, put this at the top of your script then you should see where the error is.

ini_set('display_errors', 1); // we're not in public so show errors
error_reporting(E_ALL); // lets see all error types to avoid sloppy programming 

[nicnolte]

nicnolte, put this at the top of your script then you should see where the error is.

ini_set('display_errors', 1); // we're not in public so show errors
error_reporting(E_ALL); // lets see all error types to avoid sloppy programming 

Oh great ! You're right.
It was nothing : just problem with the "echo".

thx

Catchable fatal error: Object of class stdClass could not be converted to string in /var/www/..../.PHP on line 16