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curl_init
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
curl_init — Initialize a cURL session
Description
Parameters
url
If provided, the [CURLOPT_URL](curl.constants.php#constant.curlopt-url) option will be set to its value. This can be set manually using thecurl_setopt() function.
Note:
The
fileprotocol is disabled by cURL ifopen_basedir is set.
Return Values
Returns a cURL handle on success, [false](reserved.constants.php#constant.false) on errors.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | On success, this function returns a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned. |
| 8.0.0 | url is nullable now. |
Examples
Example #1 Initializing a new cURL session and fetching a web page
<?php// Initializes a new cURL session $ch = curl_init();// Set URL and other appropriate options curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.example.com/"); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);// Grab URL and pass it to the browser curl_exec($ch);?>
Found A Problem?
2 years ago
`This may be obvious, but:
Note that is MUCH faster to use use a single instance to make a series of curl requests rather than creating a new instance for each request.
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