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+The `getContents` function uses [cURL](https://secure.php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php) to acquire data from the specified URI while respecting the various settings defined at a global level by RSS-Bridge (i.e., proxy host, user agent, etc.). This function accepts a few parameters:
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+| Parameter | Type   | Optional   | Description
+| --------- | ------ | ---------- | ----------
+| `url`     | string | *required* | The URL of the contents to acquire
+| `header`  | array  | *optional* | An array of HTTP header fields to set, in the format `array('Content-type: text/plain', 'Content-length: 100')`, see [CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER](https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.curl-setopt.php)
+| `opts`    | array  | *optional* | An array of cURL options in the format `array(CURLOPT_POST => 1);`, see [curl_setopt](https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.curl-setopt.php) for a complete list of options.
+
+```PHP
+$header = array('Content-type:text/plain', 'Content-length: 100');
+$opts = array(CURLOPT_POST => 1);
+$html = getContents($url, $header, $opts);
+```
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