HTTP Download File

Download a file via HTTP to disk. The file is downloaded in streaming mode directly to the filesystem. Any size file can be downloaded. The memory footprint is constant and small.

 Chilkat Perl Module Downloads for Windows, Linux, and MAC OS X

use chilkat();

$http = new chilkat::CkHttp();

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
$success = $http->UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

#  Download the Python language install.
#  Note: This URL may have changed since this example was created.
$success = $http->Download("http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5/python-2.5.msi","python-2.5.msi");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
}
else {
    print "Python Download Complete!" . "\n";
}