[BEST WAY] Connect API WebService

[eluser]pickupman[/eluser]
I find using a cache library for webservices helpful. I used Phil Sturgeon's cache library linked in my signature. He also has a REST library as well posted for CI for connecting to webservices. For simple get requests, I have simply used curl, and cache the results for whatever time period seems appropriate for the data. This will make the pages a little faster, as it doesn't have to wait for a response every page load.