What are some alternative methods to using file_get_contents in PHP when the function is disabled on the server?

If file_get_contents is disabled on the server, you can use alternative methods such as cURL or fopen to retrieve the contents of a file or URL in PHP. These functions provide similar functionality to file_get_contents and can be used as a workaround when file_get_contents is not available. 

// Using cURL to retrieve the contents of a file or URL
$url = 'https://www.example.com';
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$output = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

// Using fopen to retrieve the contents of a file or URL
$url = 'https://www.example.com';
$handle = fopen($url, 'r');
$output = stream_get_contents($handle);
fclose($handle);

// Displaying the output
echo $output;

Keywords

fopen cURL stream_context_create file_put_contents file streams

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