Open a TCP socket and create a handmade HTTP 1.1 GET request

web_view.php

<?php
/**
 * Connect to an HTTP server and echo the response
 */
$host = 'localhost';
$port = 80;
$fp = fsockopen($host, $port, $errno, $errstr, 30);
if (!$fp) {
    echo "$errstr ($errno)<br />\n";
}
else {
    $out = "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n";
    $out .= "Host: $host:$port\r\n";
    $out .= "Connection: Close\r\n\r\n";
    fwrite($fp, $out);
    while (!feof($fp)) {
        echo fgets($fp, 128);
    }
    fclose($fp);
}

web_view.zig

const std = @import("std");

pub fn main() !void {

    const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;

    const host = "example.com";
    const port = 80;
    const sock = try std.net.tcpConnectToHost(gpa, host, port);
    const w = sock.writer();

    try w.print("GET / HTTP/1.1\r\n", .{});
    try w.print("Host: {}:{}\r\n", .{host, port});
    try w.print("Connection: Close\r\n\r\n", .{});

    const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();

    const r = sock.reader();
    var buf: [128]u8 = undefined;
    while (true) {
        const len = try r.read(&buf);
        if (!(len > 0)) {
            break;
        }
        try stdout.writeAll(buf[0..len]);
    }
}