Code works 4.03pl1 - breaks 4.0.4, running as DSO under Apache 1.3.14

$fd=fopen("http://www.linuxtoday.com/lthead.txt","r");

Throws a warning, unable to open, but tacks on "- success" at the end of the warning.  Later on the same page I have a similar url grab that works fine ... and even works fine accessing the same url as failed above.

I'm configured as follows, but have also tried without mcrypt as was suggested on the list to no avail.

'./configure' '--with-apxs=/usr/local/www/bin/apxs' '--with-mysql' '--with-gd=/usr/local' '--with-xml' '--enable-tracking-vars' '--with-imap=/usr/local' '--with-mcrypt=/usr/local'