===ORINGIAL=== hi all, I got problem in getting file content. the file is located at another server (tomcat) and it is a jsp file. i don't know why i keep getting the same error message file accessing that file but while i am trying to access to another file, from another server it run perfect. this is the error message i get: PHP Warning: file_get_contents( http://123.123.1.2:8008/V3JRoute?slot=1&startX=103.880764&startY=1.335458&endX=103.886297&endY=1.334953&routeType=1&format=2 ) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! $5$13:53:22,13:53:22,13:53:22,13:53:22,13:53:22$0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0$Depart on,Turn sharp left onto,Continue on,Turn right onto in C:\Program Files\MapGuideOpenSource\WebServerExtensions\www\phpviewersample\xmlaccesstrial.php on line 5 take note that the text in bold is part of the page contents. i don't understand why i cant get the whole content and keep getting this error. I hope somebody can help me out. Thank you Regards, Kencana ===END ORIGINAL=== I tried following code but it gives the same error $link=" http://123.123.1.2:8008/V3JRoute?slot=1&startX=103.880764&startY=1.335458&endX=103.886297&endY=1.334953&routeType=1&format=2 "; $handle2= fopen($link,"r"); $contents = ''; while (!feof($handle2)) { $contents = fread($handle, 819200); echo $contents; } I tried opening the given URL directly, but this url seems to be a broken link. If you try any other link, it will work -- Regards Fahad Pervaiz www.ecommerce-xperts.com (Shopping Cart, Web Design, SEO)