Whats the alternative for file_get_contents in Laravel?

Question

file_get_contents($url) is working but Laravel functions not working.

File is available at this URL

$url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/airports.dat";

this simple PHP function is working and retrieving the file

$content = file_get_contents($url);

but all these Laravel functions which mentioned below are showing this error :

"File does not exist at path https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/airports.dat"

Code is available below:

use File; // i have included this before class
use Storage; // i have included this before class

    $url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/airports.dat";
    $content = File::get($url); // not working

    $content = Storage::get($url); // not working

    $content = File::get(url($url)); // not working

    $content = file_get_contents($url); // working fine

    return $content;

Answer 1

I suggest guzzlehttp (Github Page)

Easy Usage:

Installation:

 composer require guzzlehttp/guzzle

Send request and get response:

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();
$res = $client->get($url);
$content = (string) $res->getBody();