perform httprequest in batch file

I have created a batch file (.cmd) to perform numerous tasks when installing a web application One of the tasks I want to perform is start the web application by performing a http request to the开发者_运维知识库 sites homepage. How can I do this? I would prefer not to have to use any external libraries or the like if possible.

You will need to use wget, which is a command-line utility that can be used to retrieve webpages.