file_gets_contents() problem

[paulmann]

Since moving Puma to a new server I have been unable to run a little script. It passes the cost of a shopping basket to a php which then googles to find conversion rates for a few different currencies.

The error is:
Warning: file_get_contents() [function.file-get-contents]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home.....

Here is the script I use (cut down to convert 20 pounds to Australian dollars):

<?php
$googleQuery = '20' . ' ' . 'gbp' . ' in ' . 'aud';
$googleQuery = urlEncode( $googleQuery );
$askGoogle = file_get_contents( 'http://www.google.com/search?q=' . $googleQuery );
$askGoogle = strip_tags( $askGoogle );
if (preg_match("/Rates provided for information only - see disclaimer./i", $askGoogle))
  {
  $matches = array();
  preg_match( '/= ([0-9\s\.,]+)/', $askGoogle, $matches );
  print "£20 is about \$" . $matches[1] . " AUS";
  }
else
  {
  print "n/a";
  }
?>

Is this something I can fix myself?

[eUK-Martin]

Hello,

We have disabled all include_uri functions on our servers for security reasons. As using this function one can easily include a file on the remote server for exploitation.

However if you email our support team (Nick or Alex) they will be able to help you to make the above code work on the same server.

[_Chris_]

Originally Posted by paulmann

Since moving Puma to a new server I have been unable to run a little script. Is this something I can fix myself?

How does it look now ? Is it all fixed ?

[paulmann]

Don't know. I got rid of that particular script and found a different way to do what I needed!