large-file-download

Fast ruby http library for large XML downloads

I am consuming various XML-over-HTTP web services returning large XML files (> 2MB). What would be the fastest ruby http library to reduce the 'downloading' time? Required features: both GET and POST requests gzip/deflate downloads (Accept-Encoding: deflate, gzip) - very important I am thinking between: open-uri Net::HTTP curb b...

Need troubleshooting output for PHP-based file download script

I have a PHP script that connects to remote servers and downloads specific files. However, I am running into issues where the script is just stopping. I am using a context to try to get diagnostic output, but the script just stops after outputting "Connecting...". Is there a way that I can get additional output? This is the call to the ...