Includes from an external source ?

[_Chris_]

Been trying to include the content from one of my other websites onto a page in phpbb3, with this code:

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<?php echo file_get_contents('http://www.otherwebsiteaddress.com/website_page); ?>

but it's just not working - can anyone help please?

Thanks.

Chris

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Whats not working?
It should return the entire web page.

Maybe its blocked on your host?
do an if(function_exists('file_get_contents')){ echo 'Function exists';}

[_Chris_]

Whats not working?
It should return the entire web page.

Maybe its blocked on your host?
do an if(function_exists('file_get_contents')){ echo 'Function exists';}

Thanks, is that the whole code, or is there any more to it please:

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if(function_exists('file_get_contents')){ echo 'Function exists';}

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Its the whole code, its just going to echo Function exists if file_get_contents exists.
I just put it one line so it may look odd.

The point is to try and test what is failing. Because file_get_contents should get the page you put in it.
Unless it is restricted by the host or something like that.

Not sure, I'm just winging it at the moment.

What is the page you are trying to get.
I can try from localhost.

[_Chris_]

Thanks, yep, that's working - but you can't just place an include in a template file - my hosts do allow includes from another website - anyone know how you do it please?

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Cross domain includes won't work on any host, or shouldn't.
If they do get a new host as it is a huge security issue

Moving on to the issue.
Where are you putting this and how are you using it?

You should not be embedding this in the phpBB3 style template.
If the above condition prints Function exists then it should work.
Unless the site you are grabbing from blocks external gets.

Reguardless the only way for me to know what is going on is to know where you are putting your code and what site you are extracting data from.

[_Chris_]

Totally happy with the hosts, but anyways someone else has now helped on this so all sorted, something to do with global vars.

[Obsidian]

...If you're using this to include PHP code from a remote source, please get rid of your server because, as topdown put it, it is a massive security issue. You might as well just setup public FTP to your site and allow anyone to change any files you have.

[_Chris_]

...If you're using this to include PHP code from a remote source, please get rid of your server because, as topdown put it, it is a massive security issue. You might as well just setup public FTP to your site and allow anyone to change any files you have.

Don't worry, that part is all sorted - just needed an answer to the actual question, but as mentioned, it's been solved now.

[faku1810 Facundo]

When you say "is all sorted" you mean you found a way to do it without causing a security issue or that it's fine to risk your forum as long as you can include the php code in the end?

Even if it sounds like it, this is not sarcasm, I'm actually wondering what you mean by that.