hosting server will not permit "allow url fopen enabled"

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I am installing CMS 1.9.4.2 Full on a server that previously ran 1.6.5. My templates_c folder was invaded and bogus emails were sent out creating phishing. My site was suspended. I've been trying to get my site restored. When asked if the php.ini be modified to show enabled, this is the response that I got:

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Live24x7: The php function "allow_url_fopen" cannot be enabled since it is one of the main reasons for server hacking hence we have disabled it.

Live24x7: Since URL file-access is disabled you may get some error like "URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration filename.php". But you can use a function in curl instead of file_get_contents()" which will perform the same task for you.

Live24x7: Please contact your developer and modify the code in your filename.php as follows.

Live24x7: Instead of:

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Live24x7: $file_contents = file_get_contents('http://example.com/ ');

Live24x7: display file

Live24x7: echo $file_contents;

Live24x7: ?>

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Live24x7: Use this:

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Live24x7: $ch = curl_init();

Live24x7: $timeout = 5; // set to zero for no timeout

Live24x7: curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'http://example.com ');

Live24x7: curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

Live24x7: curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, $timeout);

Live24x7: $file_contents = curl_exec($ch);

Live24x7: curl_close($ch);

Live24x7: // display file

Live24x7: echo $file_contents;

Live24x7: ?>

Live24x7:

I have no idea how to fix this. Can this be fixed or do I need to find another server?

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I went to anaother hosting company that permitted 'allow url fopen' enabled.