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title: How to enable allow_url_fopen
description: "# How to enable allow_url_fopen in php.ini Any PHP-based application can be much more vibrant with a great option to retrieve CSV files from a wide range of sources. This guide will help you to enable allow_url_fopen to retrieve CSV…"
url: "https://dashboardbuilder.net/enable-allow-url-fopen"
updated: "2026-10-19"
category: Getting started
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# How to enable allow_url_fopen

# How to enable allow_url_fopen in php.ini

Any PHP-based application can be much more vibrant with a great option to retrieve CSV files from a wide range of sources. This guide will help you to enable allow_url_fopen to retrieve CSV files from Google Drive and your location computer to the dashboard builder, which can be followed here.. To enable allow_url_fopen you need to make changes to your PHP configuration or you may need to edit a file on your server called php.ini and to enable allow_url_fopen.

 

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The allow_url_fopen is a setting managed through the PHP Options which allows the Dashboard Builder to retrieve CSV files from Google Drive and your local computer

## Issue

The dashboard builder could not read CSV and files in Google drives if the option allow_url_fopen is On from the server. To check either allow_url_fopen is On or Off. Click the drop-down "?" menu on the top right corner of your dashboard builder. Click PHPinfo() button A PHP information details will appear on the screen. Search for allow_url_fopen to see the status.

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```
allow_url_fopen = on
```

## Fix/Solution

Below quick and simple steps that will help you to enable allow_url_fopen in your server.

1. Open the php.ini file in a notepad and search for allow_url_fopen.
2. If you find it then replace allow_url_fopen=Off with allow_url_fopen=On.
3. If you have not found the allow_url_fopen then simply add the allow_url_fopen=On.
4. Save your php.ini file
5. Restart your Apache server

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