file_get_contents() returns “failed to open stream” when hitting HTTPS

Question

file_get_contents() is returning \"failed to open stream\" when I call it on an HTTPS URL.

Warning: file_get_contents(https://google.com) [function.file-get-         


        

Answer 1

That is probably because they are using the secure protocol https. This is strange though, in their examples, facebook is giving the similar example.