PHP curl_init function

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5)

curl_init — Initialize a cURL session

illustrate

 resource curl_init ([ string $url = NULL ] )

Initializes a new session and returns a cURL handle for use by the curl_setopt(), curl_exec() and curl_close() functions.

parameter

url

If this parameter is provided, the CURLOPT_URL option will be set to this value. You can also set this value manually using the curl_setopt() function.

return value

If successful, returns a cURL handle, returns FALSE on error.

Example

Initialize a new cURL session and get a web page

 <?php// Create a new cURL resource $ch = curl_init();// Set the URL and corresponding options curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.codercto.com/"); curl_setopt($ch , CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);// Grab the URL and pass it to the browser curl_exec($ch);// Close cURL resources and release system resources curl_close($ch);?>