Sending HTTPS GET requests without CURL

Host doesn't support CURL, any alternatives?

[ms348work]

Hi all

I was hoping the widely available snoopy php class would do this, however it uses CURL for HTTPS. Anybody used other alternatives that work?

Thanks

Manoj

[DrDoc]

There are always sockets ...

fsockopen

[ms348work]

Tried fsockopen but you need OpenSSL installed with PHP for it to work. Which i'm sure my host does not. In any case that timed out too.

[jezra]

Have you tried shell_exec [us3.php.net] with either curl or wget?

[mcavic]

In any case that timed out too.

Maybe your host doesn't allow outbound connections. But shelling out to an external curl or wget is probably the way to go for HTTPS if you don't have libcurl.

[coopster]

Without SSL installed you are likely going to get a

Unable to find the wrapper "https" --

NOTICE

error every time. Try to run your HTTPS GET request with a simple file_get_contents [php.net] and see what happens. Make sure you have error_reporting turned up so you can see what is happening.