Re: PHP and SSL Path Reference

In response to your first problem: "As long as allow_url_fopen is enabled in php.ini, you can use HTTP and FTP URLs with most of the functions that take a filename as a parameter. In addition, URLs can be used with the include(), include_once(), require() and require_once() statements. " http://us3.php.net/manual/en/features.remote-files.php -- Matt Grimm Web Developer The Health TV Channel, Inc. (a non - profit organization) 3820 Lake Otis Parkway Anchorage, AK 99508 907.770.6200 ext. 686 907.336.6205 (fax) E-mail: mgrimm@healthtvchannel.org Web: www.healthtvchannel.org "D.H." <dhines@indy.net> wrote in message news:20031229203700.65785.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > PROBLEM 1 > I am trying to implement SSL with PHP. When trying to use the include() > function > to insert an external PHP file, I am only able to make it work in the local > directory > and without SSL. > > I believe the following calls to external files should be correct; > however, the include function is not successfull with the complete > URL. > > Example > "include ('test.php');" works fine > "include > ('http://www.myURL.com/mySubdirectory/test.php'); > does not work. > > RELATED PROBLEM 2 > When emplementing the SSL I am using my IP's certificate. Using their > certificate, I can > establish an SSL connection directly...ie. > https://www.myIPDomain.com/myLoginID/mySubdirectories/test.php > inserted into my browser establishes an SSL connection and the php test > script works fine. > > When I reference this test script from another PHP script using the > include() or require() function, the > script does display the contents of the reference. The code is as follows: > > > File 1 with external reference: > > https://www.myIPDomain.com/myLoginID/mySubdirectories/testinclude.php > > File 1 Contents: > <?PHP > echo "Following should be the display of the Test File"; > include > > 'https://wwwmyIPDomain.com/myLoginID/mySubdirectories/testinclude.php"; > ?> > > File2 (file I am trying to include): > https://www.myIPDomain.com/myLoginID/mySubdirectories/test.php > > Contents: > <?PHP > echo "<b><br><br>This is the contents of the Test PHP > File<b>"; > ?> > > When I call File 1, I can only get the following output: > > "Following should be the display of the Test File" > > I think it is a matter of relative vs absolute references...but not sure. > > Using the following setup > Hardware -- SunOS www1 5.7 Generic_106541-12 sun4u > Apache ver 1.3.26 > PHP ver 4.3.1 > > Any suggestions are appreciated... > > Regards, > > D.H.