php cURL or file_get_content affect on google analytics

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Published on 2010-04-21T19:55:01Z Indexed on 2010/04/21 20:03 UTC
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Im wondering what affect loading an external page with php has on a sites analytics. If php is loading an external page, and not an actual browser, will the javascript that reports back to google analytics register the page load as a hit?

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