IRCBot failing to connect.

[iou]

Hi, I'm new here and completely new to PHP as well, but I'm trying to learn.

I've asked around some of my friends, they can't figure out where the problem lays.

So I thought I'd find some PHP community for some professional help.

 

Warning: fsockopen() [function.fsockopen]: unable to connect to irc.gtanet.com:6667 (Connection refused) in /home/***/public_html/***/***/testbot.php on line 13

FAILZOOR

$fp = fsockopen($server, $port) or die('FAILZOOR');

 

Some of my friends suspects socket blocking, but that isn't the case as I've spoken to the one who owns the web server.

It doesn't error using port 80, but then of course it won't join the IRC.

At the same time the owner of the web server says hes sure port 6667 isn't blocked.

 

Any suggestions, clues?