Re: Re: fopen() for http:// sometimes working, sometimes not

DNS issues Albert Wiersch wrote: > I'm now using PHP 5.2.5. > > Well, it seems to still be happening. This describes the problem but I > haven't found a solution that works for me yet: > http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=11058 > > Is it a PHP problem or DNS? It works sometimes but not other times...... > something strange is going on. > > Example messages: > [Fri Dec 28 11:59:04 2007] [error] [client 192.168.0.51] PHP Warning: > fopen() [<a href='function.fopen'>function.fopen</a>]: > php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Name or service not known > [Fri Dec 28 11:59:04 2007] [error] [client 192.168.0.51] PHP Warning: > fopen(http://www.lantanalinks.com) [<a > href='function.fopen'>function.fopen</a>]: failed to open stream: Success > > I suppose I could adjust the script to try again if it fails the first time, > but I shouldn't have to. > > Some additional info, when it fails with this problem, it fails very quickly > (in less than half a second)... its like it doesn't even try to look up the > name. >