file_get_contents

[Craig Hopson]

OK so i have this snipit of code and it's making me look like a fool

<?php$url="All other trademarks and material are the prop of their respectful owners";$site = file_get_contents("https://www.footle.net");if (strpos($site,$url) !== false) {   echo 'GOOD'; } else {   echo 'BAD';}?>

Works fine on my server but my clients server gives this error

Warning: file_get_contents(https://www.footle.net) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/test-1.php on line 3BAD

PLEASE help me work round this

[justsomeguy]

It sounds like their server does not support the URL wrappers for fopen, it is looking for a local file instead of a URL. There are other ways to get that content (e.g., using the cURL library), but if one is disabled they might have all of those functions disabled for everyone.

[Craig Hopson]

ahh thank you i will check it THANKS edit :- allow_url_fopen =ON any other ideas?

Edited October 15, 2012 by Craig Hopson

[Craig Hopson]

http://www.myworldconnect.com/test.php

[thescientist]

could have something to do with https, maybehttp://stackoverflow...ents-with-https if not, JSG already suggested cURL as an alternative

Edited October 15, 2012 by thescientist

[oldscholar]

It seems that It can't get the file its trying to open. Please use fopen instead to test thouroughly.http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php

[birbal]

fopen and file_get_contents() uses same wrappers. so if it is not working with one, will not work with either for same reason.

[JohnTipperton]

i suggest you use http://www.000webhost.com/ for your hosting they allowallow_url_fopen =ONmost free hosting doesnt allow it so better try it.

Edited October 19, 2012 by JohnTipperton

[Craig Hopson]

I have found the problem to be open ssl not installed

[birbal]

that boils down to the solution thescintist said. you can still use http:// without secure conection to get conetnts of the file.