id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
8577	Attempts to use curl cause warnings on some hosts	Otto42	anonymous	"Some 2.7 users are getting these messages:

 Warning: curl_exec() has been disabled for security reasons in /home/nicetec/public_html/wp-includes/http.php on line 1022
 Warning: curl_exec() has been disabled for security reasons in /home/nicetec/public_html/wp-includes/http.php on line 1027
 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/nicetec/public_html/wp-includes/http.php:1022) in /home/nicetec/public_html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 850

Apparently, when a paranoid host decides to disable curl, even attempting to use it can cause a warning. 

However, the real problem is that the only check for curl capability is ""function_exists('curl_init')"". While function_exists will return false for disabled functions, it's not checking all of them. Although why a host would disable curl_exec and not curl_init is beyond me, I admit.
"	defect (bug)	closed	normal	2.7.1	General	2.7	normal	fixed