Question

I’m trying to read http://free.freeshoutcast.com:39072/7.html this page, I tried this code,

<?php
function curl_get_file_contents($URL)
    {
        $c = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
        echo curl_getinfo($c, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
        curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_URL, $URL);
        $contents = curl_exec($c);
        echo curl_error($c);
        curl_close($c);

        if ($contents) return $contents;
            else return FALSE;
    }

echo curl_get_file_contents("http://free.freeshoutcast.com:39072/7.html");
?>

It’s working on localhost but, not working on server (godaddy/shared hosting)

• curl is enabled

• getting “couldn’t connect to host” error if I try to get a file with port number.

• curl_get_file_contents(“http://www.google.com”); is working.

• tried curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_PORT, “39072”); //same error.

Where am I wrong?
Thanks.

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EDIT: I’ve solved this problem by using yql, if it helps to somebody.

Answer 1

Your server most likely have a firewall rule blocking outgoing access for unusual ports.