RE: [PHP] fopen problem, 5 line script

I thought filesize required the file name, and not the fileptr??? Warren Vail -----Original Message----- From: Curt Zirzow [mailto:php-general@zirzow.dyndns.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 10:17 AM To: php php Subject: Re: [PHP] fopen problem, 5 line script * Thus wrote Mag: > Hi, > Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong here please? > > <?php > $fileptr = > > fopen("http://www.google.com/index.html","r"); > > $contents = fread($fileptr, filesize($fileptr)); >... > > This is the error I get: > Warning: filesize(): Stat failed for Resource id #1 > (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in > /home/quickxxx/public_html/tpg/ check- remote.php on line 4 > > Warning: fread(): Length parameter must be greater > than 0. in / > home/quickxxx/public_html/tpg/check-remote.php on line filesize() relies on the fact that the file you opened has support for stat(). the http wrapper does not have such a thing. see: http://php.net/filesize http://php.net/wrappers.http Curt -- The above comments may offend you. flame at will. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php