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Pretty-Print JSON from cURL
Pipe API responses through jq for syntax-colored, indented output. Also great for extracting specific fields without writing a parser.
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cURL POST JSON
Post a JSON body with the right Content-Type header and parse the response. Returns the decoded body or throws on a non-2xx response.
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Multipart File Upload via cURL
Upload one or more files using -F. Optional extra form fields go through the same flag — quote carefully to preserve spaces.
PHP
cURL Multipart File Upload
Upload one or more files via multipart/form-data using cURL's CURLFile abstraction. No manual boundary or body construction needed.
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Check URL Returns 200
Quick health-check helper: returns 0 if a URL responds with a 2xx status, non-zero otherwise. Use in pre-deploy smoke tests.
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Download with Progress Bar
Show a progress bar for long downloads. wget gives a great built-in bar; curl needs an explicit flag.
PHP
Simple cURL GET with Timeout
A no-dependency HTTP GET helper with sensible defaults: short timeout, follow redirects, return body as string, throw on transport error. Pass extra headers as a simple associative array.
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Get Public IP Address
Several free services return your public IP as plain text. Useful when scripts running behind NAT need to know what address the outside world sees.