PHP error reading remote file

Question

When I try to do a file('http://somewebsite.com') i get an error

"URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration"

I tried using ini_set('allow_url_fopen', 'On'); but that didn't work.

I'm using shared hosting. Any suggestions?

All I want to do is read the html source code of a website.

phihag · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-03 22:15:21Z

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On php version>4.3.4 and <6, you can't set allow_url_fopen in your script. Try using curl instead.

answered Feb 3, 2009 at 22:15

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great! Curl did the job. Thank you

Henrik Paul · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-03 22:22:17Z

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If your hosting allows and reads custom .htaccess files, try putting the following line to a .htaccess at the root of your project:

php_flag allow_url_fopen on

and see if it has an effect...

answered Feb 3, 2009 at 22:22

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I tested out of curiosity, and it gave me an Error 500 - Internal server error. Maybe my provider just won't allow it.