Re[2]: [PHP] how to open a webpage
| From: | Richard Davey | Date: | Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:47:44 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re[2]: [PHP] how to open a webpage | ||
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Hello Chris,
Monday, January 12, 2004, 5:00:16 PM, you wrote:
>> PHP itself cannot open a web page, it's a server-side language and
>> doesn't have any control over the client like that.
CS> Well, that's not exactly true if the allow_url_fopen directive is enabled.
CS> You can open Web pages just like local files:
CS> $handle = fopen('http://www.example.com/',
CS> 'r');
Depends on your meaning of the word "open" though doesn't it? :)
I think the original post meant it in the context of "pop open", as
opposed to file accessing it.
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Best regards,
Richard mailto:rich@launchcode.co.uk