title: file_get_contents not working for local files
body: <p>I recently upgraded my XAMPP from PHP 5.2 to 5.3.1</p>
  
  <p>I seem to be having a problem with file_get_contents().</p>
  
  <p>I can use the function to get something like "<a href="http://www.google.com" rel="noreferrer">http://www.google.com</a>", but it times out when I use it on a domain I have setup locally e.g. "<a href="http://localhost/my_dir/my_css_file.css" rel="noreferrer">http://localhost/my_dir/my_css_file.css</a>".</p>
  
  <p>I'm not really sure what the problem is. If it's a bug, is there a viable alternative?</p>
  
  <p>Kindly advise.</p>