This issue may occur if URL file access is disabled in the server configuration. To check whether URL file access is enabled:
Create a file called test.php with the following content:
<?php
error_reporting(-1); // report all the errors
ini_set("display_errors", "on");
$page_contents = file_get_contents("http://www.your_domain.com/your_cscart_directory/store_closed.html");
echo '<pre>';
echo htmlspecialchars($page_contents); // output the page source code instead of the page itself
echo '</pre>';
?>
Note
Replace www.your_domain.com with the name of your domain, and your_cscart_directory with the name of the directory where CS-Cart is installed on your server.
For example, if your store is available at www.example.com/store, replace your_cscart_directory with store. If your store is available directly at www.example.com, leave your_cscart_directory out of the code above and the link below.
Upload test.php to the root directory of your CS-Cart installation.
Open the file in a browser by entering the following URL: http://www.your_domain.com/your_cscart_directory/test.php.
If you see the content of store_closed.html, then URL file access is enabled.
If you still experience problems with importing images from a URL, please contact our technical support via HelpDesk.
If you see an error, then URL file access is disabled for your server.
In this case, the default PHP function file_get_contents is not available. Please contact your hosting administrator about this issue and ask them to enable this functionality on your account.
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