Need help on file_get_contents

[bulldorc]

Hi

 

I have used the function file_get_contents to retrieve html content from a website. My code works fine in localhost but after uploading it to the server, the following error appears:

 

Warning: file_get_contents(http://someurl) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: Connection refused in /dirc/code.php on line 13

 

Any expert advice is appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

[Lumio]

What do you want to do?

If you only want to read a file of you server try this:

<?php
function open_file($file) {
	if (!file_exists($file)) return false;
	if (($filesize = filesize($file)) == 0) return '';
	$fp = fopen ($file, 'r');
	$content = fread($fp, $filesize);
	fclose($fp);
	return $content;
}

echo open_file('./index.php');
?>

[MadTechie]

LOL again..

 

Try

ini_set('default_socket_timeout',    120);   
$content=file_get_contents("http://www.google.com",FALSE,NULL,0,20);

 

anything special about the URL you are trying to connect to ?

[bulldorc]

Thanks for your quick responses.

 

My code is as simple as this:

 

$url = "http://www.google.com";
$source = file_get_contents($url);
echo htmlspecialchars($source);

 

It sure does work in localhost but on my new server it gets warning error:

 

Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: Connection refused in /testing/code.php on line 13

 

I did googling for a while and some suggest that my server may have firewall setting problems.

 

Specific solution is really needed.

 

I am waiting to thank someone from now  :'(

[MadTechie]

did you try anyones examples ?

[bulldorc]

LOL again..

 

Try

ini_set('default_socket_timeout',    120);   
$content=file_get_contents("http://www.google.com",FALSE,NULL,0,20);

 

anything special about the URL you are trying to connect to ?

 

Thanks but sorry it does not work. The error is hanging at:

 

Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: Connection refused in /testing/code.php on line 13

[Lumio]

Try this:

<?php
$handle = fopen("http://www.google.com/", 'are');
while (($part = fgets($handle)) !== false) {
	echo $part;
}
fclose($handle);
?>

 

something doesn't function here... after "http://www.google.com" is not 'are' but only _r (without the underscore _) (in ")

[neel_basu]

Some servers wouldn't let you to connect with external hosts to prevent abuse and spam . and I think you cant also use curl to open an external site.

As I am using sourceforge.net I know that they wouldn't let you to do that.

[bulldorc]

Some servers wouldn't let you to connect with external hosts to prevent abuse and spam . and I think you cant also use curl to open an external site.

As I am using sourceforge.net I know that they wouldn't let you to do that.

 

The server is mine. So do you know what I should work on the server to get external contents?

[neel_basu]

And test wheather curl can open any external urls or not.

Turn off all types of Firewalls.