load xml file in php - missing access rights?

Question

I want to read a XML file from a certain link with the following code

$filename = 'http://XXXXX/rss.xml';
$xml = simplexml_load_file($filename);

When I try, I get the following error messages:

 wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_fopen=0 

failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in 

I/O warning : failed to load external entity 

Whats the problem? Can it be that the server doesn´t support simplexml_load_file?

Answer 1

When allow_url_fopen is set to 0, you have no permissions to acces URL objects like files. Read official manual for more information.

You can not change this value via .htaccess, so you have to set allow_url_fopen=1 in your php.ini file. If you're using a shared hosting or some kind of it, you should contact hosting technical support and describe them your problem.