This class provides an API to enable you to make HTTP requests. It supports: HTTP 1.0 and 1.1, GET, POST, HEAD, DELETE, TRACE, OPTIONS, Basic authentication, proxies, proxy authentication, SSL (PHP 4.3.0+OpenSSL required).
Requires Net_URL 1.0.6 and Net_Socket 1.0+.
This class is available from the download area.
If you're interested in web development, then you may also be interested in RGraph: HTML5 canvas graph library. It uses HTML5 features to produce a wide variety of graph types. Because it moves the creation of graphs from the server to the client, it can significantly reduce the load on your server and your bandwidth usage.