Get file contents in Joomla

Question

I'm trying to get a file's content into a variable but I don't get anything when I read the file. I used both methods JFile::read() and file_get_contents() but both return the same thing: a blank string, not an error , not any boolean values or anything.

I want to mention that I'm working on a Linux machine (just for 2 days) and recently I changed the permissions for the entire machine to 777 ( I don't know if this affects something or not).

Is the a connection between my OS, permissions and the php's file_get_contents() ? or Joomla restricts file reading?

Also I want to mention that my file_get_contents() function was added manually by me in the index.php file , also the file I want to read was manually added in the same folder with index.php .

Answer 1

We had the same problem with one of our clients, it turned out it was a firewall issue. It was very hard to debug this issue. I suggest you check with your networking team.

I am assuming, of course, that you have set the PHP error reporting level to the maximum and that you have checked the error logs.

Answer 2

It seemed the problem was from my system . I messed it up when I changed the permissions so I have to re-install it.

Never change the permissions on a Linux for the entire file system.