PHP fopen error

Guys im using this line

$fp = fopen ($file, "r") or die ("Could not open $file for input");

and im getting this error
Warning: fopen(http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. in C:\Users\Ian\Documents\College\BSHSS\BSHSS4\server2go\htdocs\projectBookstore\rssParserTester.php on line 149
Could not open http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml for input


ANY IDEA'S

 

Have you tried calling fopen() on other URLs? Is it a problem with all of them or with this one in particular?

 

All of them mate

 

Check internet connection.
try from command line on server

telnet www.nytimes.com 80

Code (markup):

it's possible outbound conections are blocked.

 

it is workin fine here
<?php
$file='http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Books.xml';
$fp = fopen ($file, "r")
?>

 

Check your firewall