Title: SmartRSS Plugin Error
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# SmartRSS Plugin Error

 *  [nex2nun](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nex2nun/)
 * (@nex2nun)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smartrss-plugin-error/)
 * I’ve installed the SmartRSS plugin ([http://www.devplug.net/smartrss-plugin/](http://www.devplug.net/smartrss-plugin/))
   and I’m running into some problems. I am able to update the plugin from within
   WordPress, however, when updating the RSS feeds, I get the following errors on
   each feed.
 * Reading [http://scripts.ign.com/rss/ign.Xbox360.2.0.xml](http://scripts.ign.com/rss/ign.Xbox360.2.0.xml)–
   3
 * Warning: file([http://scripts.ign.com/rss/ign.Xbox360.2.0.xml](http://scripts.ign.com/rss/ign.Xbox360.2.0.xml))[
   function.file]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/u1/nex2nun/
   gamewhat.com/html/wp_smartrss.php on line 29
 * Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /home/u1/nex2nun/gamewhat.
   com/html/wp_smartrss.php on line 29
 * Permissions problem? PHP not configured correctly? I’m not sure, but thought 
   maybe someone would see something I’m not seeing. Any ideas?
 * Thanks folks!
    Derek

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 *  [davidchait](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidchait/)
 * (@davidchait)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smartrss-plugin-error/#post-453829)
 * error message is telling you that “url fopen” isn’t allowed on the box you’re
   on. It is trying to open the url as if it’s a local file, which it’s not. 😉
 * Most hosts won’t allow it these days. you either need curl, or fsockopen, or 
   some other third party wrapper library…
 * -d
 *  [rlparker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rlparker/)
 * (@rlparker)
 * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smartrss-plugin-error/#post-454060)
 * There is an excellent solution to this problem, assuming that your host has cURL
   enabled.
 * [Here is a link to re-written code that replaces the fuction requiring URL file open usage with cURL code.](http://blog.pramudita.com/Installing-SmartRSS-Plugin-at-Dreamhost/)
 * Very nicely done, and will get you “up and running” in no time at all! 🙂
 * –rlparker
 *  [drdaviddthornton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdaviddthornton/)
 * (@drdaviddthornton)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smartrss-plugin-error/#post-454065)
 * I inputed the code and received an error at line 30, which corresponds to the
   same function (as it is the second line of the fix when using the “if then elseif”
   programming language). Probably a host issue.

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 * Last reply from: [drdaviddthornton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drdaviddthornton/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/smartrss-plugin-error/#post-454065)
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