diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 #include "blendjob.h"
 #include "execio.h"
 
+#include <curl/curl.h>
+#include <curl/types.h>
+#include <curl/easy.h>
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -33,6 +37,78 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+/** Function referenced by curlget() to write data to disk. */
+size_t curl_writetodisk(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, FILE *stream)
+ {
+    return fwrite(ptr, size, nmemb, stream);
+  }
+
+/** Gets a URL with cURL and saves it to disk */
+int curlget(char *url, char *out){
+  CURL *curl;
+  CURLcode res;
+  FILE *outfile;
+
+  curl = curl_easy_init();
+  if(curl) {
+	outfile = fopen(out, "w"); // Open where we're writing to
+
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, outfile);
+  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, curl_writetodisk); // this MUST be set for win32 compat.
+  res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+  curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/** Posts a file to a url with cUrl */
+int curlpost(char *filename, char *url){
+  char *targetname = "uploadedfile"; // Name of the target in the php file
+  CURL *curl;
+  CURLcode res;
+  struct curl_httppost *formpost=NULL;
+  struct curl_httppost *lastptr=NULL;
+  struct curl_slist *headerlist=NULL;
+  static const char buf[] = "Expect:";
+
+  curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
+
+  /* upload field... */
+  curl_formadd(&formpost,
+               &lastptr,
+               CURLFORM_COPYNAME, targetname,
+               CURLFORM_FILE, filename,
+               CURLFORM_END);
+  /* filename field... */
+  curl_formadd(&formpost,
+               &lastptr,
+               CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "filename",
+               CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, filename,
+               CURLFORM_END);
+  /* submit field, not usually needed, just in case */
+  curl_formadd(&formpost,
+               &lastptr,
+               CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "submit",
+               CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "send",
+               CURLFORM_END);
+
+  curl = curl_easy_init();
+  headerlist = curl_slist_append(headerlist, buf);
+  if(curl) {
+    /* Setting the URL to get the post, and the contents of the post */
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST, formpost);
+    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
+
+    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
+    /* cleanup the formpost junk */
+    curl_formfree(formpost);
+    curl_slist_free_all (headerlist);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
 /** Converts an integer to a string, currently a stub. */
 char *int_to_str(int nbr)
 {