Would i still need to set that up for USPS? because the same thing happens with those too.

I set it up on my own computer and tried it, which still ended up having the same results. but it could be my computer is setup wrong / the same way so i don't think it's a very reliable testing source.

If i did have to put something in php.ini, do you know what it would be / where i would get that info from?

EDIT: removed my screw ups =/