Are there any best practices or libraries in PHP for creating automated web interactions similar to what was possible with Perl modules?
One popular library in PHP for creating automated web interactions similar to Perl modules is Guzzle. Guzzle is a PHP HTTP client that makes it easy to send HTTP requests and integrate with web services. It provides a simple and consistent API for making HTTP requests, handling responses, and interacting with web services.
// Include Guzzle library
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
// Create a new Guzzle client
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client();
// Send a GET request to a URL
$response = $client->request('GET', 'http://example.com');
// Get the response body as a string
$body = $response->getBody()->getContents();
// Output the response body
echo $body;