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How to send HTTPS posts using php

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I'm setting up a custom e-commerce solution, and the payment system I'm using requires me to send HTTPS POSTS.

How can I do this using php (and CURL?), is it any different from sending http posts?

UPDATE:

Thanks for your replies, they've been very useful. I assume I will need to purchase an SSL certificate for this to work, and I will obviously do this for the final site, but is there any way for me to test this without buying one?

Thanks, Nico