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HTTP_POST_DATA(3)							 1							 HTTP_POST_DATA(3)

http_post_data - Perform POST request with pre-encoded data

SYNOPSIS
       string http_post_data (string  $url, string  $data, [array  $options], [array  &$info])

DESCRIPTION
	Performs an HTTP POST request on the supplied url.

       See the full list of request options.

PARAMETERS
	      o $url
		- URL

	      o $data
		- String containing the pre-encoded post data

	      o $options
		-request options

	      o $info
		-Request/response information

RETURN VALUES
	Returns the HTTP response(s) as string on success, or FALSE on failure.

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