Php/docs/function.curl-multi-init
curl_multi_init
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
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 on success, FALSE on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | On success, this function returns a CurlMultiHandle instance now;
previously, a resource was returned. |
Examples
Example #1 curl_multi_init() example
This example will create two cURL handles, add them to a multi handle, and process them asynchronously.
<?php// create both cURL resources$ch1 = curl_init();$ch2 = curl_init();// set URL and other appropriate optionscurl_setopt($ch1, CURLOPT_URL, "http://lxr.php.net/%22);curl_setopt($ch1, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);curl_setopt($ch2, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.php.net/%22);curl_setopt($ch2, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);//create the multiple cURL handle$mh = curl_multi_init();//add the two handlescurl_multi_add_handle($mh,$ch1);curl_multi_add_handle($mh,$ch2);//execute the multi handledo { $status = curl_multi_exec($mh, $active); if ($active) { curl_multi_select($mh); }} while ($active && $status == CURLM_OK);//close the handlescurl_multi_remove_handle($mh, $ch1);curl_multi_remove_handle($mh, $ch2);curl_multi_close($mh);?>
