file_get_contents ignoring verify_peer=>false?

Question

file_get_contents with https hosts works just fine, except for a particular host (test api server from some company - ip whitelisted, can\'t give you URL to test). This rule

Answer 1

You missed verify_peer_name. If you set that to false as well, the request works:

$arrContextOptions=array(
    "http" => array(
        "method" => "POST",
        "header" => 
            "Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8;\r\n".
            "Connection: close\r\n",
        "ignore_errors" => true,
        "timeout" => (float)30.0,
        "content" => $strRequestXML,
    ),
    "ssl"=>array(
        "allow_self_signed"=>true,
        "verify_peer"=>false,
        "verify_peer_name"=>false,
    ),
);

file_get_contents("https://somedomain:2000/abc/", false, stream_context_create($arrContextOptions));