file_get_contents, curl, get_headers, .. returns nothing

Question

I'm trying to get the content of an external file (youtube json feed) I first tried using file_get_contents() and curl. None of them are giving me any response.

In php.ini allow_url_fopen is set to On. And I also tried turning off safe mode.

error_reporting('E_ALL'); ini_set('display_errors',1); echo file_get_contents('http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/760E7F6C9B5CD71E?v=2&alt=json');

What can be going wrong?

its error_reporting(E_ALL), also did you check your server log, perhaps you have some kind of restriction. Just lookup your config to see everything installed with <?php phpinfo();?> — Lawrence Cherone
– Lawrence Cherone, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 18:50
Changed it to error_reporting(E_ALL); Getting: failed to open stream: Network is unreachable in file.php — cloetensbrecht
– cloetensbrecht, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 18:55
Some hosts have an outgoing connection firewall type thing, perhaps its set to deny all. — Lawrence Cherone
– Lawrence Cherone, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 18:59
Is there any way to figure out if the server has such a firewall? I use a shared hosting with plesk installation. — cloetensbrecht
– cloetensbrecht, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 19:05
Well your getting an error that suggests as much, look around your control panel for Server > IP Addresses > Firewall or similar, if your stuck open a ticket to your host and get them to fix it. — Lawrence Cherone
– Lawrence Cherone, Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 19:13

Michel Gokan Khan · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-11 19:29:55Z

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Use curl instead of file_get_contents. Something like this:

$url = 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/playlists/760E7F6C9B5CD71E?v=2&alt=json'; $ch = curl_init(); $timeout = 5; curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,$url); curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1); curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,$timeout); $data = curl_exec($ch); curl_close($ch); echo $data;

answered Jun 11, 2012 at 19:29

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cloetensbrecht Over a year ago

I got no errors and no response. Script online: test.odb-competition.be/test.php

Michel Gokan Khan Over a year ago

If you get "Network is unreachable" error then it's a network problem and you may contact with your hosting company.

Michel Gokan Khan Over a year ago

@cloetensbrecht you can enable error reporting in your php.ini file in order to see your php errors.

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