How do I include an external file in PHP?

Question

I need to include and external file that is on another url. For example google.com. I have tested the include using local files, so that much works, but if I try and use 127

Answer 1

You'll need to use file_get_contents:

$data = file_get_contents('http://google.com'); //will block

Or fopen:

$fp = fopen('http://google.com', 'r');
$data = '';
while(!feof($fp)) 
   $data .= fread($fp, 4092); 
fclose($fp); 

echo $data;