cvs: peardoc /en/package/http/http-request intro.xml

mj Mon Feb 23 07:18:11 2004 EDT Modified files: /peardoc/en/package/http/http-request intro.xml Log: * Extending the introductory text http://cvs.php.net/diff.php/peardoc/en/package/http/http-request/intro.xml?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&ty=u Index: peardoc/en/package/http/http-request/intro.xml diff -u peardoc/en/package/http/http-request/intro.xml:1.1 peardoc/en/package/http/http-request/intro.xml:1.2 --- peardoc/en/package/http/http-request/intro.xml:1.1 Sat Feb 21 11:46:09 2004 +++ peardoc/en/package/http/http-request/intro.xml Mon Feb 23 07:18:11 2004 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ --> <refentry id="package.http.http-request.intro"> <refnamediv> <refname>Introduction</refname> @@ -16,6 +16,32 @@ GET/POST/HEAD/TRACE/PUT/DELETE, Basic authentication, Proxy, Proxy Authentication, SSL, file uploads etc. </para> + <para> + Because of the above mentioned features + <classname>HTTP_Request</classname> makes it possible to mimic big + parts of web browsers such as the widely-known Mozilla browser in PHP + applications. Possible application areas are: + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <simpara> + Checking the validity of WWW links with the help of + <function><link + linkend="package.http.http-request.response-eval.codes">getResponseCode</link></function>. + </simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara> + Grabbing remote web pages and parsing the result. + </simpara> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <simpara> + etc. + </simpara> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</para> </refsect1> <refsect1 id="package.http.http-request.intro.examples">