Hey Paul,

can you verify if it works with the 4.3.0 snapshots (from snaps.php.net/win32)?
It might have been fixed by the new streams implementation.

Derick

Hi Derick,

Noper, just tried it with 4.2.2-dev and same symptoms persist.

Cheers

Paul.

hmm... I thought I wrote 4.3.0 snapshots :) that's the things not marked STABLE @ snaps.php.net/win32 :)
Can you try again?

Derick

Poul I think Derick was referring to 4.3.0-dev (http://snaps.php.net/win32/php4-win32-latest.zip). 

FYI I can reproduce the problems you're having. 

Hi Derick,

Sorry bout that...

Installed php4-win32-200205221000.zip  (latest)
and the problem persists.  there is an additional error message now:

Warning: main("http://aorr3/oss/ssi/header.html") - Invalid argument in F:\web\source\resolutions.php on line 6

Warning: Failed opening 'http://aorr3/oss/ssi/header.html' for inclusion (include_path='.;f:\web\source') in F:\web\source\resolutions.php on line 6

First 7 lines of code are below:
<?php

#print_r(get_cfg_var("allow_url_fopen"));
#print_r(ini_get("allow_url_fopen")ini_get("allow_url_fopen"));

  include ("http://aorr3/oss/ssi/header.html");

(7 line blank)

Cheers,

Paul.

It turns out that urls in include() for Windows are not supported. This fact should probably be documented.

The let's document it, and set it to criticil. This really should be clear to users on W2k platform, it's a major drawback.

I've experienced this bug on Windows XP, 2000 Pro and 98.

features.remote-files.php has the following <note>:

"Note: You can't use remote files in include() and require() statements on Windows."

a) This bug will remain in 4.3.0?
b) Aside from php.net/include, any other places to add docs?
c) Same error regardless of allow_url_fopen value in php.ini?
d) Why can't windows include remote files?

a) This bug will remain in 4.3.0?

 It's not a bug, it's a feature request.

b) Aside from php.net/include, any other places to add docs?

 (include|require)_once

c) Same error regardless of allow_url_fopen value in php.ini?

 No, fopen("http://somewhere/"); works for me on win32. Doesn't it for you?
d) Why can't windows include remote files?

 Technical issue, ask zeev to explain. Something along the line that a socket != fd on win32 and that flex only supports fd's.

Since it's documented already, it's not critical anymore IMHO.

I think these notes that it doesn't work on Win32 need
to go (also) on:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.include.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/configuration.php#ini.allow-url-fopen
and in the distributed php.ini-dist

Paul.

This bug has been fixed in CVS. You can grab a snapshot of the
CVS version at http://snaps.php.net/. In case this was a documentation 
problem, the fix will show up soon at http://www.php.net/manual/.
In case this was a PHP.net website problem, the change will show
up on the PHP.net site and on the mirror sites.
Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better.

It's now better documented that it's not supported. The reference bug report for this is http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=13600&edit=1 , so closing this one.