Write if statement if file_get_contents fails

[denoteone]

    $url = 'http://www.maywebsite.com';
    $str = file_get_contents($url);	

if (!$str){
echo 'can not connect'; 
}else{
do somthing else

}

 

is the above code the best way to check to make sure file_get_contents() works?

[Alex]

Yes.