What functions can I use to contact another webpage (to send GET data) and set a timeout with?
<p>I need a function that I can use in my script to contact another script to send it some GET data. But I need to be able to set a timeout so that it only loads for a few seconds, then continues with the rest of the script. I know I could easily use cURL to do this, but I'd like to know if there are any alternatives?</p>
