Comments on: file_get_contents

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:16:38 +0000

Here we are two years later and your post saved me quite a bit of time today. A friend on a Dreamhost account had a plugin that used file_get_contents and I replaced the call with your script.

Thanks for putting it up.

By: Jason Beaird

Jason Beaird — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:13:41 +0000

OUCH! Sorry to hear about that. I knew I switched over to Dreamhost before they started that, but I didn’t know it was only 3 months ago. I never knew (still don’t know) that it isn’t kosher to use allow_url_fopen. I can understand how a hacker that is able to get to your php source code could do some damage with it…but if a malicious person has access to my php source code, I might as well kiss the entire site goodbye anyway.

By: Stefan Hayden

Stefan Hayden — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:50:40 +0000

the fact that dreamhost turned off allow_url_fopen has been a pain in my side since they did it about 3 months ago. For my senior portfolio one of my websites was based off the allow_url_fopen function set. The day before the presentation is when dreamhost turned it off (and the default is not to receive those messages). To bad nobody every told me not to use allow_url_fopen instead of cURL.

By: Jason Beaird

Jason Beaird — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 16:50:38 +0000

Interesting!

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 08:59:14 +0000

Glad your move went well.
It’s time for me to move now.

Btw, WOW Nice Site!

j/k. Don’t blacklist me. I’m coo.

By: Jason Beaird

Jason Beaird — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 04:57:36 +0000

Yea, I can’t really take credit for any of the above code. :) The solution was from Mike D’s website, and the fix was from the Dreamhost page (both linked above)…I just put 2 and 2 together.

Asbestos-containing popcorn was banned in 1978, and our house was built around that time, so there’s a possibility that it contained asbestos. We decided to chance it though and remove it ourselves. We were sure to cover the air ducts and wear masks during the process. The EPA Info on Asbestos is pretty scary, until you read that “People who get asbestosis have usually been exposed to high levels of asbestos for a long time.” and that there are no studies on short term exposure. I think it’s a little overkill.

By: Justin P.

Justin P. — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 02:46:46 +0000

So this is a replacement for one line in Mike’s solution? Hmm, too bad I’m not running MT. Sounds cool.

re: Popcorn ceiling. You know that stuff has asbestos in it right? I know that’s probably why you had masks on in those photos, but dang, it gets everywhere (eyes, ears, etc..). Nasty.

Your new house looks great, the new work environment looks comfy :)