(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
curl_close — Close a cURL session
This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 8.5.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.
#[\Deprecated] curl_close(CurlHandle $handle): void
Note:
This function has no effect. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, this function was used to close the resource.
Closes a cURL session and frees all resources. The cURL handle, handle, is also deleted.
handle A cURL handle returned by curl_init().
No value is returned.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | handle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected. |
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); ?>
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.curl-close.php