Re: PHP 5 file_get_contents() problems

On Sun, March 30, 2008 5:03 pm, php wrote: > Thanks Greg...I am aware of the allow_url_fopen/allow_url_include > relationship. > > Your suggestion to look into curl was implemented and there still > seems to > be something else afoot. > > I created a simple set of curl functions which just printed a remote > url to > the browser window. This tested well on an alternate test site which > has PHP > 5 running. > > However back on the hosting client I'm having problems with, curl > throws the > following error message: > CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST (6) > > Couldn't resolve host. The given remote host was not resolved. > > A second test script, uses the popular PayPal Instant Payment > Notification > scheme which opens up a socket connection with the paypal server. Even > this > method of remote communition was defeated. > > So I'm lead to believe there is some other PHP configuration (or > server > configuration) which is stopping PHP from connecting with remove > services. Can you SSH into the box and "ping" other domain names? If that box has messed up DNS, there is NO WAY php can fix it... -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?