PHP If file_get_contents fails, do this instead

get_contents.php

/**
 * It's a modified file_get_contents()
 * get_contents(filename, use_include_path, context, offset, maxlen)
 * @param $url
 * @param bool $u
 * @param null $c
 * @param null $o
 * @return bool|string
 * @package https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8673272/php-if-file-get-contents-fails-do-this-instead
 */
function get_contents($url, $u = false, $c = null, $o = null)
{
	$headers = get_headers($url);
	$status = substr($headers[0], 9, 3);
	if ($status == '200') {
		return file_get_contents($url, $u, $c, $o);
	}
	return false;
}