file_get_contents & permission errors

[chazzy69]

Currently working on a site that has user and admin access. Now basically im trying to use -

$file1 = file_get_contents($url);
 

The file im trying to retrieve is only accessible via logining in as administrator which is fine cause i have administrator access.

Now if i directly type in what $url equals, for example -

//note this is an example url not real one.
$url = 'http://www.google.com';
 

I can access the page providing im logged in as administrator BUT when i try to retrieve the page and then echo it using file_get_contents function is does not allow it for some reason.

So i wondering what im doing wrong and if there is anything i can do to get around this problem.

Just so you know i can do an identical process in the members area (which also requires a login) that works. I seem to only be getting the error while logged in as administrator and trying to access the file.

Any ideas or help is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

[code green]

echo it using file_get_contents function is does not allow it for some reason.

file_get_contents doesn't have an echo option.
What are you doing?
What is happening?
What is the error message?