file_get_contents load error and loop? - php

Question

I just looking for solution to load content using file_get_contents
My script works fine, but sometimes file are not load, i know how to check if file_get_contents fails but how to try get it again without page reload?
$url = file_get_contents('url.to.file');
if ( $url === false )
{
// code to do it again, how?
}

Answer 1

Ok, i found my own solution with for loop.
it will try 5 times to load file if will load for loop will be break
$url = file_get_contents('File');
if ( $url === false ) {
for ($x = 0; $x <= 5; $x++) {
$url = file_get_contents('File');
if ( $url === true ) {
break;
}
}
}

Answer 2

Then you could try runnning the get in a loop
$max_loop = 5;
while (FALSE == $url = file_get_contents('url.to.file') ) {
$cur_loop++
if ( $cur_loop >= $max_loop )
// indicate an error so can be put on page
break;
}
}
Written in a function it might look like this
function get_url($the_url, $max_try)
$cur_loop = 0;
while (FALSE == $url = file_get_contents($the_url) ) {
$cur_loop++
if ( $cur_loop >= $max_try )
break;
}
}
return $url;
}
//called like this
$data = get_url('the.url',5);
if ( $data === false ) {
// error message
exit;
}