title: file_get_contents - Connection timed out
body: <pre><code>&lt;?php
  $a = file_get_contents('http://www.google.com');
  echo $
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Why is the browser returning this error?</p>
  
  <pre><code>Warning: file_get_contents(http://www.google.com) [function.file-get-contents]: failed to open stream: Connection timed out in /home/test.php on line 2
  </code></pre>