File_get_contents not working?

Question

Hi,

I am using cakephp. I am trying get data from facebook using file_get_contents. I get a warning.

Warning (2): file_get_contents() [function.file-get-contents]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration Warning (2): file_get_contents(https://graph.facebook.com/XXXXXXX/?access_token=111978178XXXXXX|2.lg65A3c0atficNsFcf7Rog__.3600.12799XXXX-1000

Is there any way to get the data?

I appreciate any help.

Thanks.

Answer 1

This is a configuration issue on your server.

In your php.ini you most probably have

allow_url_fopen = Off

If you want to allow this, set it to on. Be aware though that the reason it's turned off by default is that it's more secure.

A common alternative is to use cURL instead; you might want to check if your hosting environment offers that.