cURL is generally know for accessing and downloading web pages or files form command line. However, there is another great feature that utilize cURL to test connectivity or access other TCP services running on other ports. A sample syntax for the command is as follows

This tutorial focuses on integration virustotal.com API in a PHP application without using any other api wrapper. This make the integration more integrated, reliable as you have complete control and visibility, efficient and fast as there no bloat code in it.