Name
HTTP
Synopsis
$inet->HTTP(httpobject,server,username,password, [port,flags,context]) $inet->HTTP($httpobject, $hashref)
Opens an HTTP connection to
server, logging in with the given
username and password. The new connection object is saved as
httpobject. The parameters and their
values are:
serverThe server to connect to.
usernameThe username used to log in to the server. Default is
anonymous.passwordThe password used to log in to the server. Default is none.
portThe port of the HTTP service on the server. Default is
80.flagsAdditional flags affecting the behavior of the function.
contextA number to identify this operation if it is asynchronous.
If you pass a hash reference, the following values are taken from the hash:
%hash=( "server" => "server", "username" => "username", "password" => "password", "port" => port, "flags" => flags, "context" => context, );
The
HTTPmethod returnsundefif the connection failed, a number otherwise. You can then call any of the HTTP functions as methods of the newly createdhttpobject.