Which HTTP library is better? Wget, cUrl, LibWWW or ...?

Which library is better for HTTP? Wget, cUrl, LibWWW or any thing else开发者_Go百科?

I want a portable C/C++ library.

Thanks

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Wget is not a HTTP library, it is an application. Calling this programmatically using system() or similar calls is disrecommended.

cURL is also not a HTTP library, but it's backend is libcurl. This libcurl is one of the most used HTTP libraries in C and C++ in the world. When you read cURL in a programming context you can often assume they mean libcurl, and not the application cURL.

Choosing between libcurl and LibWWW I think most would go with libcurl (I would). Quoting Wikipedia:

libcurl is considered to be a modern replacement for libwww

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This list is very complete: http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/competitors.html

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wget2 has a backend library. Code using the library can be compiled with lwget flag. Give it a try.

https://gnuwget.gitlab.io/wget2/reference/