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curl_multi_init

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

curl_multi_init — Returns a new cURL multi handle

Description

curl_multi_init(): CurlMultiHandle

Allows the processing of multiple cURL handles asynchronously.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns a cURL multi handle.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	On success, this function returns a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned.

See Also

curl_init() - Initialize a cURL session
curl_multi_close() - Remove all cURL handles from a multi handle

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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.curl-multi-init.php