Launch actions from a PHP script

Hello,

I'm trying to launch some actions from a PHP script. The web server running the PHP script is on the same Mac than Indigo.
This is my PHP code :

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$content = file_get_contents("http://login:password@localhost:8176/actions/Reboot%20Device?_method=execute");

I have an error in the Indigo logs : access denied "http://localhost:8176/actions/Reboot Device" from login @ 127.0.0.1
The same URL works if I put it directly in a browser.

What is wrong ?

[jay (support)]

What OS version? If it's Mountain Lion (or perhaps even Lion) it's probably a sandboxing issue. The browser is probably running from the same user account as the Indigo Server but the PHP script probably isn't. With increased security comes increased headaches...

You might try putting in the external IP address rather than the loopback address to see if that makes a difference...

Thanks Jay.
I have Mountain Lion. Same result with the external IP or domain name.

[matt (support)]

Based on the error in the Event Log, I don't think it is a firewall/sandbox problem.

Presuming you are sure the username/password is correct, it looks like file_get_contents() isn't handling the authentication correctly. I suspect it doesn't handle HTTP Digest Authentication correctly. You might have to use curl or something else. Unfortunately, I'm not that familiar with PHP.