STREAM_CONTEXT_CREATE(3)						 1						  STREAM_CONTEXT_CREATE(3)

stream_context_create - Creates a stream context

SYNOPSIS

       resource stream_context_create ([array  $options], [array  $params])

DESCRIPTION

	Creates and returns a stream context with any options supplied in $options preset.

PARAMETERS

	      o $options
		- Must be an associative array of associative arrays in the format $arr['wrapper']['option'] = $value.	Default to an empty array.

	      o $params
		-  Must  be  an  associative array in the format $arr['parameter'] = $value. Refer to context parameters for a listing of standard
		stream parameters.

RETURN VALUES

	A stream context resource.

CHANGELOG

       +--------+---------------------------------------+
       |Version |					|
       |	|					|
       |	|	       Description		|
       |	|					|
       +--------+---------------------------------------+
       | 5.3.0	|					|
       |	|					|
       |	|  Added the optional $params argument. |
       |	|					|
       +--------+---------------------------------------+
EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Using stream_context_create(3)

	      <?php
	      $opts = array(
		'http'=>array(
		  'method'=>"GET",
		  'header'=>"Accept-language: en
" .
			    "Cookie: foo=bar
"
		)
	      );

	      $context = stream_context_create($opts);

	      /* Sends an http request to www.example.com
		 with additional headers shown above */
	      $fp = fopen('http://www.example.com', 'r', false, $context);
	      fpassthru($fp);
	      fclose($fp);
	      ?>

SEE ALSO 
stream_context_set_option(3), Listing of supported wrappers ("Supported Protocols and Wrappers"), Context options ("Context  options  and
       parameters").
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