Resolved PHP allow url include

[bm1125]

Hey,

I have been using JS to make api calls but after I've been told that the only way to make this work is by using proxy, I tried to change my code a little but then I got error that allow url include is disabled.

I read on the net that this function is disabled for security purposes and there's a wayaround it. so I set this code

myProxy.php

<?php
$page = ($_GET['page']) ? $_GET['page'] : "default.php";
?>

This is the js code for page to invoke the service

Search.js

var API = new Tiggr.RestService({
    'url': 'myProxy.php?page=http://api.indeed.com/ads/apisearch',
    'dataType': 'xml',
    'type': 'get',
});

I guess I must be doing something wrong here because I still can't make any calls on a cross domain.


Any suggestions?



Thanks.

[Redcoder]

If your hosting has cURL installed, use it. It provides better and more options.

Otherwise, edit the php.ini file and set :

allow_url_fopen = On

Although this does open up some security vulnerabilities in your site.

[bm1125]

Hey Redcoder,

So lets say I use this myProxy.php to make call to API servers.

Is it possible to create a php code making an api code and generating XML output?

[Redcoder]

BM1125, sorry for replying so late.

Well, you can do whatever you want with data returned by the API. If the API returns data in JSON, you can do your own code that makes an XML document for the data. But off course if you don't want to resend the data or make it available to users in maybe RSS form, there's no need to covert, just work on the data the way it is.