CURL - Dumb Question

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fractalvibes
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CURL - Dumb Question

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I have seen the term CURL here and there, what is it and what purpose does it serve/ what is it typically used for? Does it do some things that either cannot be done with PHP or are a pain to do? Any sites with more info?

Sorry for the clueless questions...

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Post by volka »

the text at http://php.net/curl certainly is more accurate than my ungainly attempts to explain ;)
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Post by Pyrite »

Curl is a UNIX/Linux software that is simular to wget. libcurl in php is just a interface to it. Never seen anyone use it on Windows though.
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