Cannot fopen (in php) a file from the local server.

[mickey78]

Hello guys.

I have a server running ubuntu 7.10
Most of the things on it are running smoothly.

I have this problem that makes me bang my head.

I am running a php script, that tries to open a file from the local server, and it gives me a connection refused problem. I have tried EVERYTHING i could think of, and it doesnt work.

So I reduced it to something VERRRRY basic, and still gives me the error. Here is the details

<?php
$file = fopen('http://www.mydomain.com/myfile.txt', 'r');
?>

And this simple thing gives me:
Warning: fopen(http://www.mydomain.com/myfile.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Connection refused in /var/www/script.php on line 10

Now off course, my real script isnt something like that, but I wanted to make it very simple to eliminate all the sources.

Also, I can open the file in my browser no problem there.

I can fopen any other URL from any other server, but everytime i try to fopen a localfile, i get this.

Any help would be VERY appreciated!

Thanks a lot

[pdescham49]

Hello guys.

I have a server running ubuntu 7.10
Most of the things on it are running smoothly.

I have this problem that makes me bang my head.

I am running a php script, that tries to open a file from the local server, and it gives me a connection refused problem. I have tried EVERYTHING i could think of, and it doesnt work.

So I reduced it to something VERRRRY basic, and still gives me the error. Here is the details

<?php
$file = fopen('http://www.mydomain.com/myfile.txt', 'r');
?>

And this simple thing gives me:
Warning: fopen(http://www.mydomain.com/myfile.txt) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Connection refused in /var/www/script.php on line 10

Now off course, my real script isnt something like that, but I wanted to make it very simple to eliminate all the sources.

Also, I can open the file in my browser no problem there.

I can fopen any other URL from any other server, but everytime i try to fopen a localfile, i get this.

Any help would be VERY appreciated!

Thanks a lot

if you open up a shell on your local machine and do this:

dig www.mydomain.com


what do you get.

and in a shell also what happens when you do


wget http://www.mydomain.com/myfile.txt


post your results.

[CrucifiedEgo]

So, are you trying to fopen a file from the local webserver via http, or a local file via the path (eg /var/www/path/to/myfile.txt)? if it's the former, are you using http://localhost or the domain name? if it's the latter, do you have safe_mode on or a open_basedir restriction set?