If it's a busy server, you may be running out of TCP connections... If PHP can't open ANY connection at all, it can't do a DNS lookup, and it would fail very fast, as it's hitting an OS limit/cap on the number of connections and not even getting to try to talk to the Internet. On Fri, December 28, 2007 12:03 pm, Albert Wiersch wrote: > I'm now using PHP 5.2.5. > > Well, it seems to still be happening. This describes the problem but I > haven't found a solution that works for me yet: > http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=11058 > > Is it a PHP problem or DNS? It works sometimes but not other > times...... > something strange is going on. > > Example messages: > [Fri Dec 28 11:59:04 2007] [error] [client 192.168.0.51] PHP Warning: > fopen() [<a href='function.fopen'>function.fopen</a>]: > php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or service not > known > [Fri Dec 28 11:59:04 2007] [error] [client 192.168.0.51] PHP Warning: > fopen(http://www.lantanalinks.com) [<a > href='function.fopen'>function.fopen</a>]: failed to open stream: > Success > > I suppose I could adjust the script to try again if it fails the first > time, > but I shouldn't have to. > > Some additional info, when it fails with this problem, it fails very > quickly > (in less than half a second)... its like it doesn't even try to look > up the > name. > > -- > Albert Wiersch > Fix your website: http://onlinewebcheck.com > > > ""Albert Wiersch"" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:D5.5A.52211.973D3774@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> I noticed my script at http://onlinewebcheck.com was sometimes >> (fairly >> often) failing to open some URLs that users have entered. fopen() >> returns >> false very quickly, but when tried again with the same URL, >> sometimes it >> works. What would cause this behavior? Why does fopen() occasionally >> fail >> to open valid http addresses but works at other times? >> >> -- >> Albert Wiersch > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
