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Once you've compiled PHP with cURL support, you can begin using the cURL functions. The basic idea behind the cURL functions is that you initialize a cURL session using the curl_init, then you can set all your options for the transfer via the curl_setopt, then you can execute the session with the curl_exec and then you finish off your session using the curl_close. Here is an example that uses the cURL functions to fetch the example.com homepage into a file: ]]>