EDIT: 20 Nov 2025. Correct radarAU32.zip file attached. Previous was v2.2 which did NOT have the fixes. Apologies.
I am very happy to hear of any bugs or issues you are having with these blocks, and will try my best to sort them out.
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Issue:
- Version 2.2 of RadarAU stopped working when BOM prevented screen scraping access. Also threw errors in PHP 8.x.
- Version 3.2 is attached which addresses this issue(s), includes enhancements, and fixes other bugs to enable it to run on PHP8.2. Tested on PHP7.4 and PHP8.2 using MeteoTemplate v19.0 Cranberry.
v3.0 - January 2023
- Rewrite to use BOM FTP services. Add checkboxes for satellite.
- 20231128 having two variable variables together causes error in PHP 8.2. Array name created separately instead.
- 20241212 change to ftp_pasv to improve FTP transfer times and reliability.
- 20241212 Improve error handling of ftp calls to BOM site.
- 20241212 Change code because search string in ftp_nlist is not supported.
- 20241212 Add an email address (“info@yoursite.com>” to the ftp connect (preferred username for BOM FTP access). Request for Jachym to make email address accessible from main config.
- 20250109 Updated message to refer to BOM for latest info.
- Backup your current radarAU folder, located in the homepage/blocks folder on your server.
- Download the attached radarsAU32.zip file, upload to the homepage/blocks folder of your server, and unzip to the homepage/blocks directory. (This will overwrite your current radarAU block folder.)
- Use the Install/Setup Blocks in the admin menu to check the radarAU settings are correct.
