Helpful to verify reports of your own downtime, or to double check a downed website you are trying to access.
One of a set of tools we are providing to everyone as a way of saying thank you for being a part of the community.
having a short look on the php site ( http://de2.php.net/manual/de/function.curl-init.php ),
the following might fit your needs...
It will return the retrieved bytes if everything goes well and FALSE if it doesn't
--TheDoctor
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