[TYPO3-linux] curl on TYPO3 installations?

[Stig Nørgaard Færch]

Michael Stucki skrev:
> Hi Stig,
> 
>> Can I expect curl to be installed on most TYPO3 installations?
> 
> No you can't. It is a separately available PHP extension which is, for
> example, not installed by default in Debian.
> 
>> I'm thinking about creating a new extension where I might use curl, but
>> if it's not common to have curl installed, - it might not be a good idea.
> 
> t3lib_div::getURL() is a perfect wrapper for downloading files. Or do you
> plan to do some more advanced stuff that makes cUrl a requirement?

Well, yes. I planned to do some semi-automatic extension key 
registration for my tvfreesite extension (prefixed with tvtmpl_ or 
something).
This way it could be possible to save TemplaVoila templates in the 
repository in a nice and easy way.

But it's just an idea. I haven't thought it through just yet.

/Stig