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stream_context_create

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

stream_context_create — Creates a stream context

Description

stream_context_create ([ array $options [, array $params ]] ) : resource

Creates and returns a stream context with any options supplied in options preset.

Parameters

options

Must be an associative array of associative arrays in the format $arr['wrapper']['option'] = $value. Refer to context options for a list of available wrappers and options.

Default to an empty array.

params

Must be an associative array in the format $arr['parameter'] = $value. Refer to context parameters for a listing of standard stream parameters.

Return Values

A stream context resource.

Examples

Example #1 Using stream_context_create()

<?php$opts = array(  'http'=>array(    'method'=>"GET",    'header'=>"Accept-language: en\r\n" .              "Cookie: foo=bar\r\n"  ));$context = stream_context_create($opts);/* Sends an http request to www.example.com   with additional headers shown above */$fp = fopen('http://www.example.com', 'r', false, $context);fpassthru($fp);fclose($fp);?>

See Also

• stream_context_set_option() - Sets an option for a stream/wrapper/context
• Listing of supported wrappers (Supported Protocols and Wrappers)
• Context options (Context options and parameters)