Fopen problems

[joker197cinque]

I'm trying to fopen a file this way:

$handle = fopen("http://localhost/test.html", "r");

but tha page remains "loading .." for 30 seconds and then goes in
timeout.

However I can open that file this way:

$handle = fopen("c:\web\t est.html", "r");

What is the difference and how can I make the first instruction to
work?

Best regards.

F.

[Captain Paralytic]

Re: Fopen problems

On 23 May, 11:35, joker197cinque <joker197cin... @gmail.comwrote :

I'm trying to fopen a file this way:
>
$handle = fopen("http://localhost/test.html", "r");
>
but tha page remains "loading .." for 30 seconds and then goes in
timeout.
>
However I can open that file this way:
>
$handle = fopen("c:\web\t est.html", "r");
>
What is the difference and how can I make the first instruction to
work?
>
Best regards.
>
F.

What happens if you just put http://localhost/test.html in your
browser address bar?
Does the page display?

[Captain Paralytic]

Re: Fopen problems

On 23 May, 11:35, joker197cinque <joker197cin... @gmail.comwrote :

I'm trying to fopen a file this way:
>
$handle = fopen("http://localhost/test.html", "r");
>
but tha page remains "loading .." for 30 seconds and then goes in
timeout.
>
However I can open that file this way:
>
$handle = fopen("c:\web\t est.html", "r");
>
What is the difference and how can I make the first instruction to
work?
>
Best regards.
>
F.

Also have you read the manual on fopen?

http://uk.php.net/fopen

where it says:
If PHP has decided that filename specifies a registered protocol, and
that protocol is registered as a network URL, PHP will check to make
sure that allow_url_fopen is enabled. If it is switched off, PHP will
emit a warning and the fopen call will fail.

Have you got warning messages enabled?

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Re: Fopen problems

joker197cinque escribió:

$handle = fopen("http://localhost/test.html", "r");
>
but tha page remains "loading .." for 30 seconds and then goes in
timeout.
>
However I can open that file this way:
>
$handle = fopen("c:\web\t est.html", "r");
>
What is the difference and how can I make the first instruction to
work?

http://localhost/test.html is a web site and c:\web\test.htm l is a file
in your hard disc.

Do you really need to load a file from a third-party web server? I'm
almost sure that a simple fopen('test.htm l', 'r') will do for you.



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[joker197cinque]

Re: Fopen problems

On 23 Mag, 12:55, Captain Paralytic <paul_laut...@y ahoo.comwrote:

Have you got warning messages enabled?

If I browse that URL via browser it works.

If I add error_reporting ALL I obtain:

[function.fopen]: failed to open stream: A connection attempt failed
because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of
time, or established connection failed because connected host has
failed to respond. in C:\AppServ\www\ go.php on line 4

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:
\AppServ\www\go .php on line 4

Any help appreciated.

[joker197cinque]

Re: Fopen problems

On 23 Mag, 13:06, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
<alvaroNOSPAMTH A...@demogracia .comwrote:

Do you really need to load a file from a third-party web server? I'm
almost sure that a simple fopen('test.htm l', 'r') will do for you.

I tried with relative path too...with no luck

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Re: Fopen problems

joker197cinque escribió:

On 23 Mag, 13:06, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
<alvaroNOSPAMTH A...@demogracia .comwrote:
>

>Do you really need to load a file from a third-party web server? I'm
>almost sure that a simple fopen('test.htm l', 'r') will do for you.

>
I tried with relative path too...with no luck

Do you have a specific need? Coding randomly will eventually produce
something that runs without errors or timeouts but... will it solve your
problem?


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[Captain Paralytic]

Re: Fopen problems

On 23 May, 12:06, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
<alvaroNOSPAMTH A...@demogracia .comwrote:

Do you really need to load a file from a third-party web server? I'm
almost sure that a simple fopen('test.htm l', 'r') will do for you.
>

He already said in the OP:
However I can open that file this way:

$handle = fopen("c:\web\t est.html", "r");

[joker197cinque]

Re: Fopen problems

On 23 Mag, 13:48, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
<alvaroNOSPAMTH A...@demogracia .comwrote:

joker197cinque escribió:
>

On 23 Mag, 13:06, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
<alvaroNOSPAMTH A...@demogracia .comwrote:

>

Do you really need to load a file from a third-party web server? I'm
almost sure that a simple fopen('test.htm l', 'r') will do for you.

>

I tried with relative path too...with no luck

>
Do you have a specific need?

I would only open a local url from a php page.

Coding randomly will eventually produce
something that runs without errors or timeouts but... will it solve your
problem?

I didn't understand.

[joker197cinque]

Re: Fopen problems

If I open url this way:

fopen("test.htm l", "r") from my go.php page it works.

I now have to pass some vars to this page:

fopen("test.htm l?var1=test&var 2=test", "r");

but this does not work.

Which is the correct way?

Best regards.

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Re: Fopen problems

joker197cinque escribió:

If I open url this way:
>
fopen("test.htm l", "r") from my go.php page it works.
>
I now have to pass some vars to this page:
>
fopen("test.htm l?var1=test&var 2=test", "r");
>
but this does not work.
>
Which is the correct way?

You mean this?

::: go.php

<?php
$var1 = 'test';
$var2 = 'test';
require('test.h tml');
?>

::: test.html

<?php
print "Hello $var1 and $var2\n";
?>



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[joker197cinque]

Re: Fopen problems

On 23 Mag, 14:27, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
<alvaroNOSPAMTH A...@demogracia .comwrote:

You mean this?

[CUT]

No, I mean to fopen (or whatelse function) a simple URL that should
contain some stuff in querystring (search.php?q=s tuff) as when I try
to do this:

fopen("test.htm l?var1=test&var 2=test", "r");

it does not work.

Any help?

Regards.

[sheldonlg]

Re: Fopen problems

joker197cinque wrote:

On 23 Mag, 14:27, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
<alvaroNOSPAMTH A...@demogracia .comwrote:
>

>You mean this?

>
[CUT]
>
No, I mean to fopen (or whatelse function) a simple URL that should
contain some stuff in querystring (search.php?q=s tuff) as when I try
to do this:
>
fopen("test.htm l?var1=test&var 2=test", "r");
>
it does not work.
>
Any help?
>
Regards.

What do **YOU** mean by open? You seem to be flipping between two
things. On the one hand you seem to want to open something (a file) so
that can read in its contents and do something with it. On the other
hand, you seem to simply want to "open" a web page, aka displaying it,
with passed in parameters. Can you explain exactly what you are trying
to do? That is, what is your larger problem?

[Michael Fesser]

Re: Fopen problems

..oO(joker197ci nque)

>On 23 Mag, 14:27, "Álvaro G. Vicario"
><alvaroNOSPAMT HA...@demograci a.comwrote:
>

>You mean this?

>
>[CUT]
>
>No, I mean to fopen (or whatelse function) a simple URL that should
>contain some stuff in querystring (search.php?q=s tuff) as when I try
>to do this:

Yes, but if the requested file is on the same machine, you can use other
ways to include it and pass values to it, as shown in Álvaro's example.
Might require some changes in the code, though.

>fopen("test.ht ml?var1=test&va r2=test", "r");
>
>it does not work.
>
>Any help?

Just to summarize:

* opening test.html directly on disk with fopen()
-works

* calling http://localhost/test.html?var1=test&var2=test in the browser
-works

* opening http://localhost/test.html?var1=test&var2=test with fopen()
-fails

Correct?

Can you open other external URLs with fopen() or file_get_conten ts()?
Does something appear in the server's logfiles? Does this all happen on
a single machine or is the web server running on another machine than
the browser for example?

Micha

[Michael Fesser]

Re: Fopen problems

..oO(sheldonlg)

>What do **YOU** mean by open? You seem to be flipping between two
>things. On the one hand you seem to want to open something (a file) so
>that can read in its contents and do something with it. On the other
>hand, you seem to simply want to "open" a web page, aka displaying it,

Opening a web page with fopen() doesn't necessarily mean that it's
intended for displaying it. You pass some variables to an external
script via HTTP, get the results back and then do something with it.
But for the OP this call fails for some unknown reason.

Micha