Is there a simple way to open a handle to an URL and read the replied content? I would like to convert the following PHP code to PERL, but can't quite find a function which could do the same:

//Specify your URL
$URL = "http://www.exampleurl.com";

//Open a stream in READ mode
$handle = fopen ($URL, "r");

//Read the content of the URL and manipulate it.
$key = str_replace(' ', '%20',fread($handle, 1000000));
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It's the openning of the URL-stream and how to read it I would like to know.

Thanks in advance,

/V

Edit: g0n - code tags and formatting