Quoting Greg Bowser <topnotcher@xxxxxxxxx>:
for security reasons, allow_url_include can only be set from the main php.ini
I wasn't sure about that one. Thanks for the correction.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Thijs Lensselink <dev@xxxxxxxx> wrote:Quoting Chris <cwilli14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I've encountered a situation where under PHP 5 the file_get_contents() > function will not work properly (actually not at all) if the php.ini > Filesystem configuration parameter, allow_url_include is set to OFF. > According to the PHP documentation allow_url_include is intended to > limiting PHP from accessing scripts on other servers. > > I have read posts that suggest setting allow_url_include to ON as > a solution. Well that's great if you have the ability to modify your > php.ini. But what if you have an account on a shared hosting system > and the hosting company will NOT make the requested change? > > Is there a work around to this or how would one access remote web services > if allow_url_include is OFF. This looks like a huge problem since many > services, like PayPal's IPN and Google maps geocoding, rely on communication > with their servers. > Try ini_set("allow_url_include", "1"); In your script. (not tested) If that doesn't help. You can use CURL for this : http://php.net/manual/en/ref.curl.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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