====== FIX: Url not accessible for DreamHost and others using custom php.ini ======
If you are not able to continue the installation and get stuck at “Url not accessible“ then follow this simple guide.\\

As from what I have learned this happens basically when url get function is turned off. We need to turn it back on using custom //php.ini// \\

**PART A : For those who are hosting on wamp or any other simple hosting.**\\

Locate your //php.ini//, for wamp got to //c:\wamp\Apache2\bin//. For any other hosting check with your host.\\
Open your //php.ini// and search for //allow_url_fopen//\\

Change\\

<code html>
allow_url_fopen = off
</code>

to\\

<code html>
allow_url_fopen = on
</code>

That’s it. Everything should be working.\\

**PART B : Exclusive for DreamHost hoster**\\

**1.** We need to get our original //php.ini// files. To do this we must have shell access.\\
**2.** Make a //cgi-bin// folder inside the root folder of your web.\\
**3.** Using shell access execute the following cmd to copy original //php.ini// file to new //cgi-bin// folder\\

<code html>
cp /dh/cgi-system/php5.cgi /home/username /yourwebsite.com/cgi-bin/php.cgi
cp /etc/php5/cgi/php.ini /home/username /yourwebsite.com/cgi-bin/php.ini 
</code>

**4.** Go to the new //cgi-bin// folder and download //php.ini// using ftp\\
**5.** Edit the new //php.ini//\\

Search for //allow_url_fopen//\\

Change\\

<code html>
allow_url_fopen = off
</code>

to\\

<code html>
allow_url_fopen = on
</code>

**6.** Upload the new //php.ini// file\\
**7.** Also create a //.htaccess// file. Copy & paste the following, then save it in root folder or the folder where Magento is located.\\

<code html>
AddHandler php-cgi .php
Action php-cgi /cgi-bin/php.cgi 
</code>

Note: //.htaccess// & //cgi-bin// folder should both exist in same folder level. It doesn’t matter if both are inside Magento’s folder. In that case the custom //php.ini// will only effect scripts that are executed below Magento folder.\\

**8.** Now change the chmod for all\\

.htaccess\\
cgi-bin\\
php.cgi\\
php.ini\\

to minimum **755**\\

**9.** To test it completely if everything is fine create a php file and upload it to root folder. Copy paste the following script.\\

Thanks A.Piotrowski
<code php>
<?php
$url = 'http://localhost:80/magento/';
$checkRes = file_get_contents($url);
echo $checkRes;
?> 
</code>

Now when you open it it should open your Magento installation. If it does then everything is fine.\\

**8.** For those who don’t have https cert please keep the following parameter in secure host.\\
Port : 80\\
Protocol : http \\

Also DreamHost users please read this wiki. Its the same thing what I have mentioned above. http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Custom_PHP.ini\\