Suggestion – avoid false error message in HTTPS installs

Resolved aldemarcalazans
(@aldemarcalazans)

8 years, 6 months ago

I have a WordPress install which runs entirely in HTTPS.
I noticed that, if I try to import a table from the Media Library, simply copying and pasting the link, I receive an error:

Error: The source for the import is invalid or could not be accessed

I also noticed that, if I change the scheme in this link from https to http, the importing works right. So, that error message is, in fact, a false error message.

When I faced this “problem” for the first time, I thought this feature was not working, and I could only use the directory path to indicate where my spreadsheet was.
On the other hand, my boss has thought that the plugin had a bug!

My suggestion is: why not treat this input data, via PHP, simply substituting the request scheme https by http? It would avoid a lot of confusion, when importing tables.

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Plugin Author Tobias Bäthge
(@tobiasbg)

8 years, 6 months ago

Hi,

thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.

I’m not sure what you mean. Could you clarify this with an example? TablePress does not care about the protocol at all. So, if the https version is not working, I can only assume that WordPress or your server somehow can not make that secure request.

Regards,
Tobias

Thread Starter aldemarcalazans
(@aldemarcalazans)

8 years, 6 months ago

Hi,

Below, the problem that happened to me, step by step. I uploaded a table to my media library and, when I tried to use its https URL, it did not work.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pmu36y5yfunkuia/01.png?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1b6wys75lqo98zb/02.png?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eptua7sc7sdgen4/03.png?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vqfcblybuvvhdph/04.png?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hpoom975ainfwv8/05.png?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/knghzinda29lda7/06.png?dl=0

Plugin Author Tobias Bäthge
(@tobiasbg)

8 years, 6 months ago

Hi,

thanks for the screenshots! My assumption here is that your WordPress or server configuration do not allow requests to the same server via HTTPS. Maybe the server can not validate its own certificate or something… In any case, TablePress has no influence on this, so that there’s nothing that I can directly change here, I’m afraid.

Now, why do you actually upload the file to the media library? Why don’t you simply upload it in the “File Upload” section of the “Import” screen? This should save you some steps and it will not show this issue.

Regards,
Tobias

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