HTTP sockets

[charlese]

Hi,

I'm quite new to PHP and I'm trying to access a web page to read some data off it.

My code is:
$cfgServer = "http://www.example.com";
$cfgPort = 80;
$cfgTimeOut = 10;

// open a socket
if(!$cfgTimeOut)
// without timeout
$handle = fsockopen($cfgServer, $cfgPort);
else
// with timeout
$handle = fsockopen($cfgServer, $cfgPort, &$errno, &$errstr, $cfgTimeOut);

if(!$handle) {
echo "<p>Connexion to " . $cfgServer . " failed</p>";
echo "<p>Handle is :[" . $handle . "]</p>";
exit();
}

I just cannot get this to open a socket and allow me to start reading from the $handle. It keeps telling me that the connnection failed.

Am I doing something wrong or does the server I'm uing not allow this?

Thanks Charles

[Anon]

If you try to open a Web page, you can simply use fopen...

You should replace
$cfgServer = "http://www.example.com";
by
$cfgServer = "www.example.com";

[charlese]

Hi HL,

I've tried that too and it's also not working. I get:

Warning: fopen("www.example.com", "r") - No such file or directory

Any further help? I'm pulling what hair I've got left out!

Thanks Charles

[Anon]

To use fopen with URLs, ensure that allow_url_fopen in your configuration file is turned on...

[charlese]

Ah thanks - that sorted it!