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CURL - Dumb Question

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:41 pm
by fractalvibes
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...

fv
oh, and a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 1:00 am
by volka
the text at http://php.net/curl certainly is more accurate than my ungainly attempts to explain ;)

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 3:01 am
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.