XF 1.3 Keep getting this occasional error

[gavpeds]

I am guessing it is to do with the registration process but not sure why i am getting this.

Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Exception: Read timed out after 10 seconds - library/Zend/Http/Client/Adapter/Socket.php:512
Generated By: Unknown Account, Today at 4:08 AM
Stack Trace
#0 /home/window/public_html/library/Zend/Http/Client/Adapter/Socket.php(330): Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Socket->_checkSocketReadTimeout()
#1 /home/window/public_html/library/Zend/Http/Client.php(989): Zend_Http_Client_Adapter_Socket->read()
#2 /home/window/public_html/library/Zend/Service/ReCaptcha.php(487): Zend_Http_Client->request('POST')
#3 /home/window/public_html/library/Zend/Service/ReCaptcha.php(502): Zend_Service_ReCaptcha->_post('03AHJ_VusoTfWy3...', '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
#4 /home/window/public_html/library/XenForo/Captcha/ReCaptcha.php(53): Zend_Service_ReCaptcha->verify('03AHJ_VusoTfWy3...', '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
#5 /home/window/public_html/library/XenForo/Captcha/Abstract.php(129): XenForo_Captcha_ReCaptcha->isValid(Array)
#6 /home/window/public_html/library/XenForo/ControllerPublic/Register.php(200): XenForo_Captcha_Abstract::validateDefault(Object(XenForo_Input))
#7 /home/window/public_html/library/XenForo/FrontController.php(347): XenForo_ControllerPublic_Register->actionRegister()
#8 /home/window/public_html/library/XenForo/FrontController.php(134): XenForo_FrontController->dispatch(Object(XenForo_RouteMatch))
#9 /home/window/public_html/index.php(13): XenForo_FrontController->run()
#10 {main}
Request State
array(3) {
["url"] => string(51) "http://mydomain.co.uk/register/register"
["_GET"] => array(0) {
}
["_POST"] => array(17) {
["username"] => string(11) "pletcheraic"
["email"] => string(32) "cistigmetty@gcordobaguerrero.com"
["password"] => string(8) "********"
["password_confirm"] => string(8) "********"
["dob_month"] => string(1) "8"
["dob_day"] => string(2) "21"
["dob_year"] => string(4) "1983"
["gender"] => string(4) "male"
["custom_fields"] => array(1) {
["cleaningmethod"] => string(6) "nonyet"
}
["custom_fields_shown"] => array(1) {
[0] => string(14) "cleaningmethod"
}
["timezone"] => string(25) "America/Argentina/Mendoza"
["recaptcha_response_field"] => string(8) ""
["recaptcha_challenge_field"] => string(228) "03AHJ_VusoTfWy3I5D2cHkhIDf3lWJwt2PVwL6rwhHRB05FNrfQC_jx8p-SLL9zxFzN0Uzot_IwLm9RSOwLav0rP9etvR-m1B_-raUWU1aB-ynAM0HWO0ErL1NdlnIfpfC_6Q9MjlLCrM9ting2IpjgMp7VtBOzT0AjEzpJItswW5rRgXWmm-y421yRWpbXkCt_2OyFyyIpzkKhDui2vWxNWD5e0c9XOQYWA"
["agree"] => string(1) "1"
["submit"] => string(7) "Sign up"
["_xfToken"] => string(8) "********"
["reg_key"] => string(32) "e863be6eb296557cea39150356e2193e"
}
}

 

[Paul B]

That error indicates your server was unable to connect to the captcha service.

Most likely it was down or overloaded.

 

[Liam W]

Looks like your server had trouble communicating with recaptcha. You should contact your host and make sure they're not blocking the connection if you keep on having issues.

You may also want to consider changing to question captchas instead.

Liam

 

[TPerry]

You may also want to consider changing to question captchas instead.

Or better yet (since those can be easily "guessed") is something like @tenants CustomImgCaptcha. Served locally and the images are stored in the DB.

 

[Liam W]

Or better yet (since those can be easily "guessed") is something like @tenants CustomImgCaptcha. Served locally and the images are stored in the DB.

Guess it depends on the question... Mine are rarely guessed (albeit maybe a bit psychopathic).

Liam

 

[gavpeds]

Or better yet (since those can be easily "guessed") is something like @tenants CustomImgCaptcha. Served locally and the images are stored in the DB.

Thanks will most defiantly give this a try.