curl_close
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7)
curl_close — Close a cURL session
Description
curl_close ( CurlHandle $handle ) : void
Closes a cURL session and frees all resources. The cURL handle, handle, is also deleted.
Parameters
-
handle -
A cURL handle returned by curl_init().
Return Values
No value is returned.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | handle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected. |
Examples
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); ?>
See Also
- curl_init() - Initialize a cURL session
- curl_multi_close() - Close a set of cURL handles
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