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Wildhoney · 09-25-2007, 08:24 PM

To put it simply, no. file_get_contents is a highly primitive function. cURL is the way to go if you want more advanced feedback. I have written you a function that will do just this, if the HTTP code is not 200 (OK) then it will return false, else it will return the contents of the website.

PHP Code:


			
function file_get_conditional_contents($szURL)
{
    $pCurl = curl_init($szURL);
    
    curl_setopt($pCurl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    curl_setopt($pCurl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
    curl_setopt($pCurl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10);

    $szContents = curl_exec($pCurl);
    $aInfo = curl_getinfo($pCurl);
    
    if($aInfo['http_code'] === 200)
    {
        return $szContents;
    }
    
    return false;
}

echo file_get_conditional_contents('http://www.google.com/');

09-25-2007, 08:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wildhoney La Vida es Sueño Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oldham Posts: 2,280 Thanks: 90	To put it simply, no. `file_get_contents` is a highly primitive function. cURL is the way to go if you want more advanced feedback. I have written you a function that will do just this, if the HTTP code is not 200 (OK) then it will `return false`, else it will return the contents of the website. PHP Code: function file_get_conditional_contents($szURL) { $pCurl = curl_init($szURL); curl_setopt($pCurl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); curl_setopt($pCurl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true); curl_setopt($pCurl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 10); $szContents = curl_exec($pCurl); $aInfo = curl_getinfo($pCurl); if($aInfo['http_code'] === 200) { return $szContents; } return false; } echo file_get_conditional_contents('http://www.google.com/'); __________________ The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out.