(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
curl_init — Initialize a cURL session
Initializes a new session and return a cURL handle for use with the curl_setopt(), curl_exec(), and curl_close() functions.
url
If provided, the CURLOPT_URL option will be set
to its value. You can manually set this 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
// 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);
?>