stream_socket_client

<?php
$ssc = stream_socket_client("www.google.com:80", $errn, $errs);
if(!ssc) die($errs);

fwrite($ssc, "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: www.google.com\r\nConnection: Close\r\n\r\n");

$out = "";

while(!preg_match("/\r\n\r\n|\n\n/", $out))
    $out .= fgets($ssc, 512);

fclose($ssc);
echo $out;
?>