CURL_INIT(3) 1 CURL_INIT(3)
curl_init - Initialize a cURL session
SYNOPSIS
resource curl_init NULL ([string $url])
DESCRIPTION
Initializes a new session and return a cURL handle for use with the curl_setopt(3), curl_exec(3), and curl_close(3) functions.
PARAMETERS
o $url
- If provided, the CURLOPT_URL option will be set to its value. You can manually set this using the curl_setopt(3) function.
Note
The file protocol is disabled by cURL if open_basedir is set.
RETURN VALUES
Returns a cURL handle on success, FALSE on errors.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
Initializing a new cURL session and fetching a web page
<?php
// create a new cURL resource
$ch = curl_init();
// set URL and other appropriate options
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.example.com/");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
// grab URL and pass it to the browser
curl_exec($ch);
// close cURL resource, and free up system resources
curl_close($ch);
?>
SEE ALSO
curl_close(3), curl_multi_init(3).
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