Title: "Warning: fopen()" Error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# "Warning: fopen()" Error

 *  Resolved [Interfluence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/interfluence/)
 * (@interfluence)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-fopen-error/)
 * Was very excited to try your plugin, but upon installing and trying to link to
   a public Dropbox folder, we received the following error:
 * Warning: fopen() [function.fopen]: https:// wrapper is disabled in the server
   configuration by allow_url_fopen=0 in /home/[ACCOUNT]/public_html/vizdev/wp-content/
   plugins/dropbox-folder-share/dropbox-folder-share.php on line 150
 * We received an almost identical error using an http URL instead.
 * Is there a workaround? Or is this an issue we have to take up with our hosting
   company?
 * Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/dropbox-folder-share/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dropbox-folder-share/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Hyno](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hyno/)
 * (@hyno)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-fopen-error/#post-4780093)
 * Hi, you need to activate allow_url_fopen on server configuration file (**php.
   ini**).
 * find **allow_url_fopen **an set to _allow\_url\_fopen = On_
 * or try changing to cURL in plugin settings page.
 *  Thread Starter [Interfluence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/interfluence/)
 * (@interfluence)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-fopen-error/#post-4780096)
 * Thank you so much! We changed to cURL in the settings page, and everything worked
   fine. Nice plugin!
 *  [nohmis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nohmis/)
 * (@nohmis)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-fopen-error/#post-4780213)
 * I have been trying to figure this one out. I cannot find this file? Where would
   it be? Or do I need to create one? If so where do I put it?
 * Thank you

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 * Last reply from: [nohmis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nohmis/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-fopen-error/#post-4780213)
 * Status: resolved