HTTP PHP extension ignorance
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So, while trying to get streams and url handling I found a pear extension pecl_http that looks to greatly simplify http requests and responses and I wondered if anyone else had already worked with it and maybe could they show me the idiot some examples of how to work with the httpRequest, httpResponse, QueryString, RequestPool, and httpMessage classes. I'm specifically interested in building a REST server, with fuelphp style routing and proper grasp of serving Restful responses. would really appreciate the help! Some examples that will let me  sink my teeth in to it because as it is now I see through glass darkly...