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PHP curl_exec function

PHP curl_exec function

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(PHP 4> = 4.0.2, PHP 5)

curl_exec - execute a cURL session


Explanation

mixed curl_exec ( resource $ch )

Execute the given cURL session.

This function should initialize a cURL session and all the options are set after the call.


parameter

ch

By the curl_init () returns a cURL handle.


return value

Successful return TRUE, or on failure returns FALSE. However, if CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER option is set, the function will return the results of the implementation of the success, or FALSE on failure.


Examples

Get a web page

<?php
// 创建一个cURL资源
$ch = curl_init();

// 设置URL和相应的选项
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.w3cschool.cc/");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

// 抓取URL并把它传递给浏览器
curl_exec($ch);

// 关闭cURL资源,并且释放系统资源
curl_close($ch);
?>

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