function givex_request($method, $params = array(), $user, $password )
	{

		//http://codeigniter.com/forums/viewthread/96014/

		$host = $this->setting_model->get_setting_value('givex_host'); // '11001';
		$port = $this->setting_model->get_setting_value('givex_port');  // '2484';

/*		$host = 'dev-dataconnect.givex.com';
		$port = 50042; */

		include_once(APPPATH.'../xmlrpc/lib/xmlrpc.inc');

		$arr = array();
		foreach($params as $param) {
			$arr[] = new xmlrpcval($param);
		}


		log_message('debug', 'Givex: request '.$method. ' params: '.print_r($params, TRUE) );



		$f=new xmlrpcmsg($method, $arr);
		$c=new xmlrpc_client("",$host, $port);
		//$c->setDebug(2);
		$c->setSSLVerifyPeer(0);          // *** this is the key!!! ***
		$c->setCredentials($user, $password);


		$r = $c->send($f,20,"https");
	    $t= 'host '. $host. ' port: '.$port;
	    echo  $t."\n";
		print_r($r);

		if (!$r->faultCode())
		{

			$response = php_xmlrpc_decode($r->value());
			log_message('debug', 'Givex: Response '.print_r($response, TRUE). ' ' . print_r($r, TRUE) );
			log_message('debug', 'Givex: Ok, xmlrpc processed ' );
			return $response;

		}else
		{
			log_message('error', 'Givex: response error '.$r->faultCode() );
			return FALSE;
		}
	}