-------------- Original message from "Chuck Barnett" : -------------- > Hi, my new server has fopen by url disabled. My ISP doesn't want to turn it > on. So is there a way to do an equivilant function some other way? I need > to read a remote webpage and manipulate it. > > Thanks, > Chuck You could use sockets. Here's an example from the archives http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general&m=105052005332001&w=2 The example is sending a POST, but you can easily change it to a GET. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php