PHP: file_get_contents failed to open stream: Connection refused

Question

I am trying to access a second server with file_get_contents and simple_load_xml and I get \"failed to open stream: Connection refused\"
What can be the result?

Answer 1

Sounds like the 2nd server is rejecting the file, try using curl to obtain the file instead; the benefit of using curl is that it'll give you helpful debugging information in the event of a failure like this. get_file_content() masks a lot of this helpful information.