Question

I am using Virtuablbox. On my host I am running a PHP application that should connect to another application on my guest’s web server.

I am using ip when trying to connect.

I can connect to exactly the same URL form the browser and it works.

From PHP I can connect to URLs on the internet with success.

I need som help with ideas (or solutions) what the problem can be. Directions to look for a solution is also fine. I find it very difficult to find a solution.

Exact error message:

[Sat Jul 30 19:35:10 2011] [error] [client ::1] PHP Warning: fopen():
php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: nodename nor servname
provided, or not known in
/Library/WebServer/Documents/SMICTestProject/test.php on line 10

[Sat Jul 30 19:35:10 2011] [error] [client ::1] PHP Warning:
fopen(http://\xef\xbb\xbf192.168.1.105/otrs/test.pl): failed to open
stream: php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: nodename nor
servname provided, or not known in
/Library/WebServer/Documents/SMICTestProject/test.php on line 10

This is my PHP-file running on the host:

<?php

$handle = fopen("http://192.168.1.105/otrs/test.pl", "r");
if(!$handle){

    echo "Failed";
}else{

    echo "Succeeded";
}


?>

The file I’m trying to connect to is a PERL file.

Guest is using OpenSUSE/Apache.

My host is Mac OsX and I’m using apache for PHP as well.

“allow_url_fopen = On” in php.ini.

Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

Problem is solved. I have no idea what the problem was but restaring everyting fixed it. I am sitting on a different network, but I guess that shouldn’t matter.