Can't include file on remote server - php

My problem is that I can't include a file on a remote server.
<?php
echo "Including\n";
require_once("http://xx.xxx.xxx.xx:8080/path/to/myfile.inc");
echo "Done..\n";
?>
The script fails at the require_once function.
I'm running the script with: php -d allow_url_include=On script.php
but to make sure I have set allow_url_include and allow_url_fopen to On in php.ini
If I copy http://xx.xxx.xxx.xx:8080/path/to/myfile.inc to the browser I'm served the file.
I have also tried to include other remote files (on standard port 80), but still no luck
Where I get really confused is that everything works from my local computers at my office (mac, ubuntu), but not from our servers. I have tested it on 2 different servers, a virtual and a dedicated.
I can get the file with fopen().

This can be done by setting allow_url_include to on on php.ini.
But, as mentioned in comments, this opens a
huge
security hole on your application.

Require_Once should be used for local files only. If you want to get a remote file use file_get_contents. Remember if you are trying to include php from a remote server like that, it will be really insecure or the php will be executed on the remote server.

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