HELP: plugin using curl

[rapleaf]

I'm trying to write my first plugin for vbulletin, but i cant seem to get it to work. I'm trying to implement an API from a 3rd party site to add more information about a particular user in their member profile. The API is easy to implement and can be done using php and curl.

However, i cant seem to get vbulletin to execute the curl commands to retrieve the data. It seems to timeout for some reason. The 3rd party site has a php wrapper to make it easier to implement the API. I used this wrapper from the command line and i'm able to retrieve the data just fine. When i use it in vbulletin, it does NOT execute the curl commands.

Also, i'm running the vbulletin on my local machine to test it out. I ran ethereal along side vbulletin and i do not see any outgoing packets for making the call to the 3rd party site. This is why i think vbulletin is not executing the curl.

Am i doing something wrong? This is my first time using vbulletin. Is there some switch or setting i forgot to set?

Please help, thanks in advance.