^Status|stub|
^Todo|Write me|

====== Remote Helper ======

A helper designed to retrieve remote url and file status.

===== Methods =====

==== Status ====

''status($url)'' returns the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes|HTTP status code]] of the given URL. It takes:

  * **[string]** ''$url'' the address you want to get the status of
  * returns **[string|bool]** the status code if it exists or FALSE

** Example **

<code php>
echo remote::status('http://www.kohanaphp.com');
echo remote::status('http://trac.kohanaphp.com');
echo remote::status('http://dev.kohanaphp.com');
echo remote::status('http://www.kohanaphp.com/idontexist');
</code>

It will result in:

<code html>
302 // Found
301 // Moved Permanently
200 // OK
404 // File Not Found
</code>