[erlang-questions] Making HTTP requests in Erlang

[Jon Gretar Borgthorsson]

You have to start inets before making http calls. For https you will also
have to start ssl.

inets:start(),
{ok, Result} = http:request("http://google.com/"),
ssl:start(),
{ok, SecureResult} = http:request("https://google.com/").



On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 9:32 PM, Stuart Loxton
<stuart.loxton@REDACTED>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm having a few problems making HTTP requests in Erlang and however much I
> try I can't work out what's wrong. Places I've looked and things I've tried.
>
> 1. erlang docs on http module
> 2. Googling everything
> 3. Using google codesearch.
>
> I've tried even the simplest of functions: http:request("
> http://google.com/") and it comes up with a large error:
>
> ** exception exit: {noproc,
>                       {gen_server,call,
>                           [httpc_manager,
>                            {request,
>                                {request,undefined,<0.149.0>,0,http,
>                                    {"stuartloxton.com",80},
>                                    "/",[],get,
>
>  {http_request_h,undefined,"keep-alive",undefined,undefined,
>
>  undefined,undefined,undefined,undefined,undefined,...},
>                                    {[],[]},
>
>  {http_options,"HTTP/1.1",infinity,true,[],undefined,false},
>                                    "http://stuartloxton.com/
> ",[],none,[]}},
>                            infinity]}}
>     in function  gen_server:call/3
>     in call from http:handle_request/6
>
> Anyone know what really simple mistake I've made?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
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