implode file failing but url is correct

[pedalpete]

I've been working on this for hours, and i keep getting the same error.

I am trying to grab the content from a file on my own server.
The page I request has a variable passed, and it wasn't working with include so i decided to try implode file.

The error includes the file that php says can't be found, but if I copy that url from the error, and then past it into the address bar, the page comes up no problem.

Anybody know why this isn't working?
My code is here. error below

$id=base64_encode($id);
// echo $id.'<br/>';

	$url="http://localhost/mapickl/processes/update.php?id=$id";
echo $url.'<br/>';
	$bid= implode("", file($url));

the error is

file(http://localhost/mapickl/processes/u...UuY29tL2pld2Vs) [<a href='function. file'>function. file</a>]: 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.

any ideas on this?
Should i be able to use 'include' with parameters? and is it faster than my using implode?

thanks,
Pete

[Atli]

What exactly are you trying to do there? Do a HTTP request on the localhost?
Why not simply create a function that does what this page is meant to do and use that instead?

In any case, if you stick to your current method, rather than using file() and implode(), try using the file_get_conten ts() function. See if that changes anything.

[pedalpete]

file_get_conten ts

Hi Atli,

Thanks for the recommendation, unfortunately that is working either.

I can understand why it would seem strange, but I use that function on a few different pages, so I was trying to share it, and I haven't learned how to use public functions(??) (basically, i don't know how to share a function across pages, though I know it is possible.

I guess it's time for me to get my learn on ;)

though it is strange that this doesn't work.

[Markus]

Hi Atli,

Thanks for the recommendation, unfortunately that is working either.

I can understand why it would seem strange, but I use that function on a few different pages, so I was trying to share it, and I haven't learned how to use public functions(??) (basically, i don't know how to share a function across pages, though I know it is possible.

I guess it's time for me to get my learn on ;)

though it is strange that this doesn't work.

Do you get the same error as before?

[Dormilich]

does it also fail when you use an absolute path (something like "/var/www/mapickl/processes/update.php" (example), server root see phpinfo()) ?

regards

[pedalpete]

got it to work with an include

strangely, even full path failed. Not sure why.

I ended up moving the function into a seperate file and including that file in the page.
That worked perfectly, and is probably what I should have been doing originally.

It's like PHP new I was being lazy and wouldn't let me be;)