fopen problems

[Anon]

I'm using the following script to try and access a site:

$fp = fopen ("http://www.smallworld.com/crs/home_check_reg.html?username=Username&password=Password", "r");
$file = fread($fp, 10000);
echo $file;
fclose($fp);

I can access the page ok if I use that URL in a browser, but when I try it through PHP with the above code, I get the following "errors":

Warning: fopen("http://www.smallworld.com/crs/home_check_reg.html?username=Username&password=Password","r") - Success in /home/sparks/public_html/tools/baseball/test/sample.php on line 3
Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /home/sparks/public_html/tools/baseball/test/sample.php on line 4
Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /home/sparks/public_html/tools/baseball/test/sample.php on line 6

I have a feeling that the site is checking a cookie on my computer when I try to access it and since the PHP server doesn't have that cookie, then it's having problems. Is there a way around this?

[Anon]

Hello,

it's obvious that PHP cannot recognize your file handle.

File handle is the only argument that is used in fopen() function so it must be defined correctly.

Your file handle is invalid, check the name of the file and the path too.

S.