Warning: file_get_contents(): https:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by all

Question

When I am upload a csv file with zipcode it will convert and save a latitude and logitude. The error occurring a convert a zipcode to lat,lng. In my localhost its working fine. When I am uploading in a live server. I am getting this error Warning: file_get_contents(): https:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_fopen=0 in /hermes/bosnaweb05a/b1410/ipg.rwdinfotechcom/vw/zipmapping/index.php on line 29 . I have checked my google api key also. I can't able add php.ini file. If I upload php.ini file its shows internal server error.

Here my code
function getLnt($zip){
$url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?key=AIzaSyDEGgYDar8y3Bx-1FpY3hq6ON4LufoRK60&address=
".urlencode($zip)."&sensor=false";

$result_string = file_get_contents($url);
$result = json_decode($result_string, true);

$result1[]=$result['results'][0];
$result2[]=$result1[0]['geometry'];
$result3[]=$result2[0]['location'];
return $result3[0];
}

Answer 1

First, check your PHP file with this code and then enable the fopen in your php.ini file

<?php 
if( ini_get('allow_url_fopen') ) {
    die('allow_url_fopen is enabled. file_get_contents should work well');
} else {
    die('allow_url_fopen is disabled. file_get_contents would not work');
}

?>

Edit the php.ini file and enable using below code

allow_url_fopen = 1 //0 for Off and 1 for On Flag

Answer 2

1. Login to your Cpanel
2. Under Software click on MultiPHP INI Editor demo
3. Click on Editor Mode and select Domain demo
4. Paste allow_url_fopen = 1 and save

Answer 3

This solution worked for me as I couldn't access the php.ini file.

I added this function:

function curl_get_file_contents($URL)
{
    $c = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
    curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_URL, $URL);
    $contents = curl_exec($c);
    curl_close($c);

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

and use it instead of

file_get_contents($url)

and it worked.

The solution is better explained here, all credits to the creator of the post.

Answer 4

I had the same issue and I google this topic.
I could not update it from joomla direct 3.9.1 to 3.9.2 not even by uploading manually.
The reason was that before this update it forced me to upgrade php version to 7.2 so I did it from cpanel, now to solve next update will be this:

1. Login to cpanel
2. Find " MultiPHP INI Editor" under software
3. Choose your domain and select edit
4. Set :
   "max_execution_time " to 90 (it was in mine 30)
   "memory_limit" to 256M (it was by new php enabling 32M only !)
   "post_max_size" to 100M
   "upload_max_filesize" to 100M

...because every php new version is set to default.

Enjoy ;)