It looks like a connection problem, You has to make sure php can connect to the IP <?php echo exec( 'ping 10.20.30.40' ); ?> You can remove the IP from the source, just add an entry in the /etc/hosts file Mrtn On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Daniel Brown <danbrown@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 19:07, > ioannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<ioannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > The target URL works perfectly and quicly if put directly into the > browser > > URL line. > > > > Do you know of any other reasons for problems with such a connection? > > Is the script being run located on the same system as which you're > using the browser to (successfully) connect to the target host? If > not, check to see if there's a network issue - a downed or improperly > bound interface, SELinux restrictions, blacklisted by the remote > machine, etc. - on the server on which the script it hosted. In > addition, as simple and obvious as it is, if it's a private network, > make sure the machine on which the script is hosted is within the same > network as the target machine. > > -- > </Daniel P. Brown> > daniel.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxx || danbrown@xxxxxxx > http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ > 50% Off All Shared Hosting Plans at PilotPig: Use Coupon DOW10000 > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Martin Scotta
