file_get_contents('http://localhost/api/index.php?get=x'); how to make it work?

Question

On my local host i wanna test my API, put every time i use the statement :

file_get_contents('http://localhost/api/index.php?get=x');

the script stops with " timeout ", while the URL up there works fine when requested the normal way !.

Hint: i think it have something to do with the php.ini file !?

secondly, using cURL, ( file_get_contents + stream_creat_content ), would be faster ?, i needed it to respond very fast

Thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

This is probably more of a firewall issue than to do with php.ini.

The fastest way to do this, however, will always be a direct include() to a file path. It would probably require some re-working of the API (because you shouldn't set $_GET variables programmatically), but saves a ton of overhead. If you need this in production, it's most likely worth making the changes.