Basic Usage GET Requests

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cURL is a tool for transferring data with URL syntax. It support HTTP, FTP, SCP and many others(curl >= 7.19.4). Remember, you need to install and enable the cURL extension to use it.

// a little script check is the cURL extension loaded or not
if(!extension_loaded("curl")) {
    die("cURL extension not loaded! Quit Now.");
}

// Actual script start

// create a new cURL resource
// $curl is the handle of the resource
$curl = curl_init();

// set the URL and other options
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.example.com");

// execute and pass the result to browser
curl_exec($curl);

// close the cURL resource
curl_close($curl);

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