(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
curl_init — Initialize a cURL session
curl_init(?string $url = null): CurlHandle|false
Initializes a new session and returns a cURL handle.
url If provided, the CURLOPT_URL option will be set to its value. This can be set manually using the curl_setopt() function.
Note:
The
fileprotocol is disabled by cURL if open_basedir is set.
Returns a cURL handle on success, false on errors.
| 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. |
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); ?>
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