> When running this same script through apache however, it works fine without
> the port directive. However, I get no results when attempting to connect to
> port 8080. Command line curl works fine too. It's only when connecting
> through apache that my script fails.
>
> Here are some specifics about my environment:
>
> Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat)
>
> libcurl/7.15.5 OpenSSL/0.9.8b zlib/1.2.3 libidn/0.6.5
> PHP/5.1.6
>
> Any /suggestions will be *greatly* appreciated!! This is driving me
> nuts!

Your host could have it blocked in the firewall.
It could be SeLinux getting in the way.

Not sure about other suggestions

Add a verbose call:

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, true);

and maybe set the error log for it to use:

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_STDERR, '/path/to/file.log');

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