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Create a new PHP file, and name it:
s2member-hacks.php

Place these lines inside it:

<?php
add_filter("use_curl_transport", "disable_curl");
function disable_curl($use_curl_transport){ return false; }
?>

Save that file in this location:
/plugins/s2member/includes/functions/s2member-hacks.php

Jason Caldwell wrote:...
3. I then uploaded /club/phpinfo.php
and I then discovered that you're running on a Windows server, with the cURL extension enabled. That's not a bad thing, but there are known issues with cURL on Windows, particularly with SSL connections, which are required by s2Member, in order to speak with PayPal.

...

Conclusion. There seems to be an issue with the installation of cURL on your server. Fortunately, s2Member does NOT rely solely upon the cURL extension. s2Member can use a variety of methods, through the WP_Http class. The best method can be determined automatically by s2Member.

The problem on your server, is that cURL is installed ( which s2Member considers the best choice ). However, in your case, it's not ( because it's broken somehow ). So the solution that I recommend, is to disable the cURL extension, by editing the php.ini file on your server.

You'll find a line that looks something like this:

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extension=php_curl.dll

Change that to this ( disable it ):

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;extension=php_curl.dll

Then, restart your web server and run another test transaction.

@C/TODO :: In the next release of s2Member... determine if there is a way for s2Member to avoid this problem automatically whenever cURL is not working as expected in a Windows environment.