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file_get_contents help

I have written a script that grabs an xml file from another server every 2 hours and writes specific data from the xml file to a text file, and it works perfect locally. Now that I have uploaded the file to the server its going to be running on, the script can't get access the xml file. I am using file_get_contents to get the xml file data, is there a way to force the server to grab the xml file?

why isnt it getting the file?

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Originally posted by BigToach:

why isnt it getting the file?

If he knew, he would fix it, but it looks like he doesnt, maybe he needs to elaborate a bit more.

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Some hosts (such as Dreamhost who I'm with) block certain functions that could be use maliciously e.g. exec(), glob() and, you guessed it, file_get_contents(). It could also be an error in your code, but if it is becuase you're blocked, try using cURL or similar.

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is the dir chmodded correctly>?

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Originally posted by Dachande663:

Some hosts (such as Dreamhost who I'm with) block certain functions that could be use maliciously e.g. exec(), glob() and, you guessed it, file_get_contents(). It could also be an error in your code, but if it is becuase you're blocked, try using cURL or similar.

I believe this is the case. I have talked to the person I am writing the scripts for, and asked him to contact the host and see if the function is blocked. I will also look into using cUrl and see if this can help solve the issue.

Originally posted by aonic:

is the dir chmodded correctly>?

I have tried the script on another server, I uploaded the directory for all the files as is and didn't chmod anything and it worked perfectly, so I don't think that it has anything to do with how the directory is chmodded