PHP.ini file, confusion? My site no longer works right?

[artisticimpulse]

I own Artisticimpulses.com, and my host recently updated our version of PHP to PHP 5.2.2 and I have read everywhere that my php.ini file should have:

allow_url_include = On
&
allow_url_fopen = On

Displayed somewhere.

Yet when I opened that file, it was empty, I also checked the .htaccess and yet that was empty as well. Because of this, this is what is displayed on my site when I open it:

Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home2/artistic/public_html/index.php on line 1

Warning: include(http://aberrant.artisticimpulses.com...ress/index.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home2/artistic/public_html/index.php on line 1

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://aberrant.artisticimpulses.com/wordpress/index.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home2/artistic/public_html/index.php on line 1

Any idea what I need to put in my php.ini file? I am kind of new to this and its very confusing. Any help would be brilliant!

Nathan

[artisticimpulse]

Oh and forgot to add, an example can be:

http://artisticimpulses.com/pages/me.php

Ignor the content!

[TechBrein]

Open your .htaccess file and add the following lines:

php_flag allow_url_fopen On
php_flag allow_url_include On

This should fix the issue, hopefully.

[artisticimpulse]

That didn't seem to work. My whole file is empty with just those two lines, is that right?

[artisticimpulse]

would someone be able to post there whole php.ini file or .htaccess file?

[cPanelDavidG]

IIRC, the bug of users being able to create their own php.ini files to override the server's php.ini file was fixed by or before PHP version 5.2.2.

[artisticimpulse]

so why does my site display these things?

[artisticimpulse]

I have tried finding a possible solution, yet I cant get anywhere?

If someone was even kind enough to send me an email with their .htaccress and/or php.ini file attached, aberrant@artisticimpulses.com, and instructions on where to put it, then that would be grand. Because currently my site doesn't work!

[cPanelDavidG]

so why does my site display these things?

URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home2/artistic/public_html/index.php on line 1

That is likely because your server administrator/web hosting provider has disabled such functionality. You will need to contact them to enable such functionality on the server you are using.

[artisticimpulse]

I am talking to my host, what do they need to do?

[cPanelDavidG]

I am talking to my host, what do they need to do?

Two solutions:

Easy (but not most secure) Solution: Have your web hosting provider enable allow_url_fopen in php.ini

Better Solution: Don't use File I/O functions in PHP to handle data from external URLs. Refer to the PHP documentation at PHP.net on how you can do this.

[artisticimpulse]

Cool! Will tell me host now. Thanks for your help, your have been very helpful for me and my host!

[jugo]

Get a more knowlegable host.

[Snowman30]

i have actually noticed that allow_url_include is not included in php 5.2.3's php.ini file and allow_url_fopen does not work around this problem for everyone, and adding allow_url_include = on to the servers php.ini file will correct this, but of course at a risk of security

[Kimber]

I own Artisticimpulses.com, and my host recently updated our version of PHP to PHP 5.2.2 and I have read everywhere that my php.ini file should have:

allow_url_include = On
&
allow_url_fopen = On

Displayed somewhere.

Yet when I opened that file, it was empty, I also checked the .htaccess and yet that was empty as well. Because of this, this is what is displayed on my site when I open it:

Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home2/artistic/public_html/index.php on line 1

Warning: include(http://aberrant.artisticimpulses.com...ress/index.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home2/artistic/public_html/index.php on line 1

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://aberrant.artisticimpulses.com/wordpress/index.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home2/artistic/public_html/index.php on line 1

Any idea what I need to put in my php.ini file? I am kind of new to this and its very confusing. Any help would be brilliant!

Nathan

Did you ever get your usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php' error fixed? I am having the same problem and even with reading the forum am very very lost on what to do.

Kimberly