Re: [PHP] PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems
On Sun, March 30, 2008 5:03 pm, php wrote: Thanks Greg...I am aware of the allow_url_fopen/allow_url_include relationship. Your suggestion to look into curl was implemented and there still seems to be something else afoot. I created a simple set of curl functions which just printed a remote url to the browser window. This tested well on an alternate test site which has PHP 5 running. However back on the hosting client I'm having problems with, curl throws the following error message: CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST (6) Couldn't resolve host. The given remote host was not resolved. A second test script, uses the popular PayPal Instant Payment Notification scheme which opens up a socket connection with the paypal server. Even this method of remote communition was defeated. So I'm lead to believe there is some other PHP configuration (or server configuration) which is stopping PHP from connecting with remove services. Can you SSH into the box and ping other domain names? If that box has messed up DNS, there is NO WAY php can fix it... -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 6:03 PM, php [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Greg...I am aware of the allow_url_fopen/allow_url_include relationship. Your suggestion to look into curl was implemented and there still seems to be something else afoot. I created a simple set of curl functions which just printed a remote url to the browser window. This tested well on an alternate test site which has PHP 5 running. However back on the hosting client I'm having problems with, curl throws the following error message: CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST (6) Couldn't resolve host. The given remote host was not resolved. That's a DNS issue, not a PHP issue. Is this a shared web host, or one for which you have root access? If you have at least shell access without a jail (chroot), try PING'ing the domain from the server and see what happens. It could even be something as simple as a typo in the domain, but most likely it's a DNS resolution problem. If you want to test your script on a different server, let me know and I'll set you up with a temporary account on one of mine. -- /Daniel P. Brown Forensic Services, Senior Unix Engineer 1+ (570-) 362-0283 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems
Thanks Greg...I am aware of the allow_url_fopen/allow_url_include relationship. Your suggestion to look into curl was implemented and there still seems to be something else afoot. I created a simple set of curl functions which just printed a remote url to the browser window. This tested well on an alternate test site which has PHP 5 running. However back on the hosting client I'm having problems with, curl throws the following error message: CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST (6) Couldn't resolve host. The given remote host was not resolved. A second test script, uses the popular PayPal Instant Payment Notification scheme which opens up a socket connection with the paypal server. Even this method of remote communition was defeated. So I'm lead to believe there is some other PHP configuration (or server configuration) which is stopping PHP from connecting with remove services. Chris Greg Bowser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The actual setting is allow_url_fopen. allow_url_include controls whether or not you can use a remote URL as an include (however, if allow_url_fopen is off, then allow_url_include will also be off.) The short answer to your question is: yes, there is a way. Several ways, in fact. You could use curl, or you could use an Http client written in php. The latter involves using either the socket_ or the fsocket functions. * http://scripts.incutio.com/httpclient/ On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've encountered a situation where under PHP 5 the file_get_contents() function will not work properly (actually not at all) if the php.ini Filesystem configuration parameter, allow_url_include is set to OFF. According to the PHP documentation allow_url_include is intended to limiting PHP from accessing scripts on other servers. I have read posts that suggest setting allow_url_include to ON as a solution. Well that's great if you have the ability to modify your php.ini. But what if you have an account on a shared hosting system and the hosting company will NOT make the requested change? Is there a work around to this or how would one access remote web services if allow_url_include is OFF. This looks like a huge problem since many services, like PayPal's IPN and Google maps geocoding, rely on communication with their servers. Thanks, Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems
I've encountered a situation where under PHP 5 the file_get_contents() function will not work properly (actually not at all) if the php.ini Filesystem configuration parameter, allow_url_include is set to OFF. According to the PHP documentation allow_url_include is intended to limiting PHP from accessing scripts on other servers. I have read posts that suggest setting allow_url_include to ON as a solution. Well that's great if you have the ability to modify your php.ini. But what if you have an account on a shared hosting system and the hosting company will NOT make the requested change? Is there a work around to this or how would one access remote web services if allow_url_include is OFF. This looks like a huge problem since many services, like PayPal's IPN and Google maps geocoding, rely on communication with their servers. Thanks, Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems
The actual setting is allow_url_fopen. allow_url_include controls whether or not you can use a remote URL as an include (however, if allow_url_fopen is off, then allow_url_include will also be off.) The short answer to your question is: yes, there is a way. Several ways, in fact. You could use curl, or you could use an Http client written in php. The latter involves using either the socket_ or the fsocket functions. * http://scripts.incutio.com/httpclient/ On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've encountered a situation where under PHP 5 the file_get_contents() function will not work properly (actually not at all) if the php.ini Filesystem configuration parameter, allow_url_include is set to OFF. According to the PHP documentation allow_url_include is intended to limiting PHP from accessing scripts on other servers. I have read posts that suggest setting allow_url_include to ON as a solution. Well that's great if you have the ability to modify your php.ini. But what if you have an account on a shared hosting system and the hosting company will NOT make the requested change? Is there a work around to this or how would one access remote web services if allow_url_include is OFF. This looks like a huge problem since many services, like PayPal's IPN and Google maps geocoding, rely on communication with their servers. Thanks, Chris -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems
Quoting Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've encountered a situation where under PHP 5 the file_get_contents() function will not work properly (actually not at all) if the php.ini Filesystem configuration parameter, allow_url_include is set to OFF. According to the PHP documentation allow_url_include is intended to limiting PHP from accessing scripts on other servers. I have read posts that suggest setting allow_url_include to ON as a solution. Well that's great if you have the ability to modify your php.ini. But what if you have an account on a shared hosting system and the hosting company will NOT make the requested change? Is there a work around to this or how would one access remote web services if allow_url_include is OFF. This looks like a huge problem since many services, like PayPal's IPN and Google maps geocoding, rely on communication with their servers. Try ini_set(allow_url_include, 1); In your script. (not tested) If that doesn't help. You can use CURL for this : http://php.net/manual/en/ref.curl.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems
for security reasons, allow_url_include can only be set from the main php.ini On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Thijs Lensselink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've encountered a situation where under PHP 5 the file_get_contents() function will not work properly (actually not at all) if the php.ini Filesystem configuration parameter, allow_url_include is set to OFF. According to the PHP documentation allow_url_include is intended to limiting PHP from accessing scripts on other servers. I have read posts that suggest setting allow_url_include to ON as a solution. Well that's great if you have the ability to modify your php.ini. But what if you have an account on a shared hosting system and the hosting company will NOT make the requested change? Is there a work around to this or how would one access remote web services if allow_url_include is OFF. This looks like a huge problem since many services, like PayPal's IPN and Google maps geocoding, rely on communication with their servers. Try ini_set(allow_url_include, 1); In your script. (not tested) If that doesn't help. You can use CURL for this : http://php.net/manual/en/ref.curl.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems
Quoting Greg Bowser [EMAIL PROTECTED]: for security reasons, allow_url_include can only be set from the main php.ini I wasn't sure about that one. Thanks for the correction. On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Thijs Lensselink [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've encountered a situation where under PHP 5 the file_get_contents() function will not work properly (actually not at all) if the php.ini Filesystem configuration parameter, allow_url_include is set to OFF. According to the PHP documentation allow_url_include is intended to limiting PHP from accessing scripts on other servers. I have read posts that suggest setting allow_url_include to ON as a solution. Well that's great if you have the ability to modify your php.ini. But what if you have an account on a shared hosting system and the hosting company will NOT make the requested change? Is there a work around to this or how would one access remote web services if allow_url_include is OFF. This looks like a huge problem since many services, like PayPal's IPN and Google maps geocoding, rely on communication with their servers. Try ini_set(allow_url_include, 1); In your script. (not tested) If that doesn't help. You can use CURL for this : http://php.net/manual/en/ref.curl.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
