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[joe]

At 11:34 AM 7/10/2003 -0400, you wrote:

>You use this line of code:
>
>  if (!($fp = fopen($theurl, 'r'))) { echo 'Could not open URL'; exit; }
>$contents = fread($fp, 1000000);
>
>According to the manual, (http://www.php.net/manual/en/wrappers.php), with
>regards to the fopen() and other simialr functions:

I lifted that code and modified slightly the example from Chapter and 
illustration 17.1 of "PHP and MySQL Web Development" by Like Welling and 
Laura Thomson, second edition. I gather from the explanation in the text 
that this is required to define how much content the page may display.

><Quote>
>Note: HTTPS is supported starting from PHP 4.3.0, if you have compiled in
>support for OpenSSL.
></Quote>

I'm using 4.4.2 and OpenSSL appears to be enabled.

>So....sure you can get to https:/somepage in your browser, BUT in PHP, you
>need to have OpenSSL support enabled in order to use https in an fopen() call.
>
>You might not know what OpenSSL support means, just know that everyone's PHP
>engine can be different, and you need this OpenSSL component to do what you
>want to do.

So far, I seem to be doing that and I seem to be compliant in all respects. 
Further advice will be greatly appreciated.