title: Temporarily disable cURL for testing purposes
body: <p>I am writing a class that detects whether cURL is available, does one thing if it is, and another if it isn't.  I therefore need to know how to disable cURL temporarily to test this class.  I do not want to change the PHP INI file.  Any ideas much appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Just wondering, Im writing an alternative for if cURL is unavailble, how likely is this?  Am I wasting my time.  Is cURL usually available?</p>