Use pear : need to enable stream_socket_client()

[grozalou]

Hello,

To use pear library, I need to enable stream_socket_client() function.
Now I get an error message :
HTTP_OAuth_Exception: Unable to connect to tcp://api.example.com:80. Error: stream_socket_client() has been disabled for security reasons in /home/****/public_html/path/to/pear/PEAR.php on line 113

Is there a way to solve this problem ?

Thanks

 

[grozalou]

Help !

 

[Livewire]

We can't enable the function if it's been disabled for security; my guess is that function has been disabled due to massive abuse related to botnets and DDoS scripts. You can thank the folks who abuse the service for getting it blocked.

 

[descalzo]

If you want to use a PEAR module, you can manually install the core PEAR files and adjust the include path on your scripts.

stream_socket_client() should be needed only by specific scripts.

 

[grozalou]

Thanks for your answer.

I installed pear files on my own space, but I need to use stream_socket_client to use REST APIs...