Perform a HTTP HEAD or GET request.

Description

If $file_path is a writable filename, this will do a GET request and write the file to that path.

See also

• WP_Http

Parameters

$urlstringrequired

URL to fetch.

$file_pathstring|booloptional

File path to write request to.

Default:false

$redintoptional

The number of Redirects followed, Upon 5 being hit, returns false.

Default:1

Return

Source

function wp_get_http( $url, $file_path = false, $red = 1 ) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.4.0', 'WP_Http' );

	// Adds an additional 60 seconds to the script timeout to ensure the remote request has enough time.
	if ( function_exists( 'set_time_limit' ) ) {
		@set_time_limit( 60 );
	}

	if ( $red > 5 )
		return false;

	$options = array();
	$options['redirection'] = 5;

	if ( false == $file_path )
		$options['method'] = 'HEAD';
	else
		$options['method'] = 'GET';

	$response = wp_safe_remote_request( $url, $options );

	if ( is_wp_error( $response ) )
		return false;

	$headers = wp_remote_retrieve_headers( $response );
	$headers['response'] = wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $response );

	// WP_HTTP no longer follows redirects for HEAD requests.
	if ( 'HEAD' == $options['method'] && in_array($headers['response'], array(301, 302)) && isset( $headers['location'] ) ) {
		return wp_get_http( $headers['location'], $file_path, ++$red );
	}

	if ( false == $file_path )
		return $headers;

	// GET request - write it to the supplied filename.
	$out_fp = fopen($file_path, 'w');
	if ( !$out_fp )
		return $headers;

	fwrite( $out_fp,  wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ) );
	fclose($out_fp);
	clearstatcache();

	return $headers;
}

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