Why is fopen-functions disabled?

jostor

The fopen-functions are apparently disabled on server 2, is this of safety reasons? If it is, could you try using some other way to keep files safe (it's included with Apache?), since I would need access to this function..
Thanks in advance!

n0obie4life

According to my phpinfo page

http://frih.net/info.php

allow_url_fopen is put on yes Rolling Eyes

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