use LWP::UserAgent;
use HTTP::Request::Common;

$ENV{'PERL_LWP_SSL_VERIFY_HOSTNAME'} = 0;

my ($response_content, $response_status);

my $userAgent = LWP::UserAgent->new();
$userAgent->agent("PhilPerl");

my $request = HTTP::Request->new();
$request->method('GET');
$request->uri('https://perlmonks.org');

my $response = $userAgent->request($request);