ERROR Can't open remote URL!

[Carol]

Sorry I have no idea what to fix

http://www.newenglandsite.com/linkman/addlink.php

[Klemen]

Works fine for me, just added Google to your link exchange:
http://www.newenglandsite.com/linkman/links.php

Double-check the URL you are trying to add. If it can't open it check if you can open that URL in your browser.

Regards

[Carol]

Well, it's fixed just by playing around with it, trial and error, ya know. So I don't know what fixed it.

But once you submit the link it sends you to the AddLink.php to tell you that the link was accepted, and to refresh the Links page. But the links page is links.php. So you're going to have to create a link I guess back to the Links.php because there is no redirect or auto refresh.

[andrew]

Can't open remote URL!

http://yellowpages.t35.com/addurl.html

[Klemen]

Hi,

Your hosting company runs PHP in "safe mode" which doesn't allow opening remote URLs (http://www.t35.com/faq.shtml). I am afraid LinkMan (nor any other script trying to open remote URLs) will work with your current hosting company. Many free hosting companies have the same limitations.

BTW: Please don't post any more ads on the test message board (http://www.phpjunkyard.com/mboard/mboard.php).

Regards

[emagine]

How do you know if your hosting company is running in safe mode for PHP scripts? I use Vodahost.

I'm asking because I got the same message when trying to add a test reciprocal link to my site using Linkman.

Thanks,
emagine

[billmc]

Yes getting the same problem not opening remote URL ? can we have an idea why this is happening.

[Klemen]

Hi,

URL of your script:
Version of PHP:
Hosting company:

Also upload this file and place a link to it:
http://www.phpjunkyard.com/extras/phpinfo.zip

Regards

[saboy1]

I am hosted with godaddy.com. They are not running PHP in safe mode, and I am getting the "Can't open remote URL" message.

[Klemen]

As far as I know GoDaddy has disabled opening URLs in PHP. You can upload this file and post link to it here, just to be sure:
http://www.phpjunkyard.com/extras/phpinfo.zip

Regards

[saboy1]

Here are the results from phpinfo.php

Configure Command './configure' '--with-cgi' '--enable-fastcgi' '--with-config-file-path=/web/conf' '--with-gd' '--with-xml' '--with-gettext' '--with-zlib-dir=/usr/src/zlib' '--disable-posix' '--with-jpeg-dir=../jpeg-6b' '--enable-gd-native-ttf' '--enable-ftp' '--with-freetype-dir=/usr' '--with-freetype' '--with-sybase=/usr/src/freetds' '--with-curl=/usr/bin/curl' '--with-dom' '--enable-calendar' '--enable-soap' '--enable-bcmath'

[Klemen]

This is not the entire result, it should be a long page with lots of information. Just place a link to phpinfo.php on your server here.

But from what I remember GoDaddy has URL fopen disabled for sure. Find a better host

[Guest]

ERROR
Can't open remote URL!
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PHP Version 4.3.10

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[High Rank Mike]

Klemen,

I'm getting an error message that says "ERROR

Can't open remot URL!"

after I try to create a link.

http://benchmarkps.com/Linkman/phpinfo.php

[Klemen]

Have you tried other tings sugested in this forum, starting with the phpinfo file?