help with autoaction

I've got a php script that geocodes an address and puts it into the database. It works great on it's own when I call it like this:

site/update_geo_code.php?user_id=250

I coded it with a $user variable that can be passed in the URL like this:

$user = "$_GET[user_id]";

then in the query:

WHERE
a.id = $user

I'm using autoactions and something isn't right because it works outside of AA just fine, but I can't get it to work when someone is saving their profile.

These are the triggers (basically whenever a user profile is saved in front or backend):
onAfterUserRegistration,onAfterUserUpdate,onAfterNewUser,onAfterUpdateUser

It's a Request set to "Everybody" on automatic with the correct URL (site/update_geo_code.php?user_id=[user_id])

I'm using POST and this in the box: user_id=[user_id]

The AA is published.

Here's pic of the settings:



I get no errors using Maximum error reporting. I've also set the AA plugin to #1 but it's still not firing.

This site is J2.5, CB1.9, php5.3

Any help is appreciated.

Did you tryed set the condition in the auto action parameters?

Now it seems empty, you could try this

[username] not empty

I'm not sure if that's necessary, but I tried anyway and still nothing. Thanks though.

is there any way I can test what's being done when I save a profile in Firebug? I can't figure this out. I have this set up the exact same way on another site without issue. My php file is working so it's not that. Th only thing different is the site that is working uses CBAA 3.1.

found issue - was one of my variables (DOH)

Your script is setup to use GET yet you are sending it a POST. So it's not going to work. Set the usage to GET then supply it the URL formatted as follows.

site/update_geo_code.php?user_id=[user_id]

POST variables are not in GET and GET variables are not in POST. Only way to access both is to use REQUEST so either GET or POST usage would work.