PHP: file_get_contents vs. cURL

fgc.php

<?php
$html = file_get_contents("http://example.com/product/42");

$context = stream_context_create(array(
    "http" => array(
        "method" => "POST",
        "header" => "Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=--foo\r\n",
        "content" => "--foo\r\n"
            . "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"myFile\"; filename=\"image.jpg\"\r\n"
            . "Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\n\r\n"
            . file_get_contents("image.jpg") . "\r\n"
            . "--foo--"
    )
));

$html = file_get_contents("http://example.com/upload.php", false, $context);