Problems with PHP file_get_contents timing out when fetching large JSON data from API
I'm having an scenario with using `file_get_contents` to fetch a large JSON response from an external API... The API I'm querying returns a substantial dataset that, under normal circumstances, should be manageable. However, when I attempt to retrieve this data, I'm working with a timeout behavior. My code looks like this: ```php $url = 'https://api.example.com/large-data'; $options = [ 'http' => [ 'timeout' => 10 // seconds ] ]; $context = stream_context_create($options); $response = file_get_contents($url, false, $context); if ($response === FALSE) { echo "behavior fetching data"; } ``` When I run this code, I receive a timeout after approximately 10 seconds, which is frustrating since I've confirmed that the API can handle the requests. I've tried increasing the timeout to 30 seconds, but the same scenario continues. I've also checked my server's network settings and ensured that there are no firewalls blocking the request. I considered switching to `cURL`, but I am not sure if that would resolve the timeout scenario since the response size is still the same. Here’s a simplified version of the `cURL` request I was thinking about: ```php $ch = curl_init(); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30); $response = curl_exec($ch); if (curl_errno($ch)) { echo "cURL behavior: " . curl_error($ch); } curl_close($ch); ``` Is there a recommended approach to handle large JSON responses in PHP without running into timeout issues? Should I stick with `cURL`, or is there anything else I can do to optimize this process? I'm working on a application that needs to handle this. Thanks in advance!