file_get_contents in php7

PHP, Server and Hosting

If file_get_contents($url) generates error “Warning: file_get_contents(…) failed to open stream: Invalid argument in”, use this curl function below.


function curl_get_file_contents($URL){
//code sample
$c = curl_init();
curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_URL, $URL);
$contents = curl_exec($c);
curl_close($c);

if ($contents) return $contents;
else return FALSE;
}




  
                             


  

    
Configure VHost on Windows with Bitnami
    

      
Server and Hosting
          
 
  

  
1) Configure VHost of windows first by editing this file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

127.0.0.1     localhost

127.0.0.2     test1.yourdomain.com

127.0.0.3           test2.yourdomain.com


2) Configure Bitnami VHost by editing this file C:\Bitnami\wampstack-7.0.16-1\apache2\conf\bitnami\bitnami-apps-vhosts.conf

Add as many virtualhosts as you need.


VirtualHost test1.yourdomain.com:8070
  DocumentRoot "C:/Users/you/Documents/_www_php70/ws"
  Directory "C:/Users/you/Documents/_www_php70/ws"
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride All
   IfVersion < 2.3
      Order allow,deny                          
      Allow from all
    /IfVersion
    IfVersion >= 2.3 
      Require all granted
    /IfVersion
  

  # Error Documents
  ErrorDocument 503 /503.html

  # Bitnami applications installed with a prefix URL (default)
  Include "C:/Bitnami/wampstack-7.0.16-1/apache2/conf/bitnami/bitnami-apps-prefix.conf"
/VirtualHost



  
                             


  

    
Send Email Plugin in WordPress using the Gmail SMTP Server
    

      
WordPress Custom Development
          
 
  

  


First you need to install and activate the WP Mail SMTP plugin.


Upon activation, you need to visit Settings » Email page to configure the plugin settings. 


Here is how to fill out the plugin settings:


    From Email: Enter your Gmail address.

    From Name: Enter your name or title of your website.

    Mailer: Select ‘Send all WordPress emails via SMTP.

    Return Path: Check the box to use the From email as return path.

    SMTP Host: smtp.gmail.com

    SMTP Port: 465

    Encryption: Use SSL encryption

    Authentication: Yes, use SMTP authentication

    Username: Your complete Gmail address, e.g. john@yourdomain.com or john.smith@gmail.com

    Password: Password of your Gmail account


Click on the save changes button to store your settings.


After saving your settings scroll down to the bottom of the page, and you will see ‘Send a test email’ section. Enter an email address to see if everything is working fine.


That’s all, you have successfully setup your WordPress site to send emails using Gmail SMTP servers.

Troubleshooting Gmail SMTP Not Working Issues


We have seen issues of Gmail SMTP not working with certain shared hosting configurations.


Take the following steps to fix the Gmail SMTP issue:


    Login to your cPanel account and create an email account that matches your Google apps email address. This might seem strange because you’re not using your server, this step basically tricks your server into believing that you’re sending the email through the server.

    In your cPanel account, go to MX Records and change the MX routing from automatic to Remote. It might be a little tricky to find since each host now has custom cPanel interface, but look for a small link next to MX that says Email Routing: Remote Mail Exchanger.

    After that log back into your WordPress site and send a test email.