[FX.php List] Accessing a php file residing on an external server

[Bob Patin]

Jonathan,

I use this all the time

include_once('https://www.site.com/secure.htm');

when I want to go from one page to another and invoke an SSL cert at  
the same time. I've also used it to go from one site to another,  
without any trouble; for example, in one site I use pages on a 2nd  
server in my network, by using an include_once() to include a page  
that is sitting on a different machine in my network.

Perhaps my PHP is configured in such a way that it allows this, but if  
so it's not something I did...

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On Oct 11, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Troy,
>
> Thanks for the suggestions.
>
> The challenge boils down to local vs remote.
>
> The include works as intended when the included file is located  on  
> the same server.
>
> It does not work when the included file is located on a remote  
> server...at least the remote server I am working with.
>
> I seem to recall that there is a setting somewhere that allows/ 
> restricts access from external servers, but I don't remember the  
> details, or if it is a PHP setting, an Apache/OS X Server setting or  
> what.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
>
> At 11:47 AM -0700 10/11/08, Troy Meyers wrote:
>> Jonathan,
>>
>> I just found the function that will perform PHP code that is in a  
>> variable. It's eval().
>>
>> Note that for eval() (unlike an include file) you do NOT use a  
>> starting and ending tag in the content.... unless you use an ENDING  
>> then STARTING tag to surround some HTML you want output.
>>
>> -Troy
>>
>>
>>
>>> This might be a pure PHP problem or an Apache problem, but it  
>>> affects
>>> my fx.php project...
>>>
>>> Is there are trick to doing an include for a file residing on an
>>> external server?
>>>
>>> I use this in the target page:
>>>
>>> require('http://000.000.000.000/test.php');
>>>
>>> echo $value;
>>>
>>> The file test.php has a single line as follows:  $value = "Hello
>>> World";
>>>
>>> echo $value produces no results at all.
>>>
>>> Am I doing something wrong?
>>>
>>> Remote server is OS X Server 10.2 running Php 5
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jonathan
>>
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