curl_init
Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0
Initialize a cURL session.
curl_init Function synopsis
curl_init(?string $url = null): CurlHandle|falseParameters
$url
OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull
If provided, the CURLOPT_URL option will be set
to its value. You can manually set this using the
curl_setopt function.
Return value
TypeCurlHandle|false
Returns a cURL handle on success, false on errors.
Changes to the curl_init Function
PHP 8.0
- Return type added:
CurlHandle|false - Parameter type added for parameter #1 (
$url):?string - Parameter default value added for position #1 (
$url):null
- curl_init($url)
+ curl_init(?string $url = null): CurlHandle|falsecurl_init Function Availability
curl_init Function Availability| PHP Version | Availability |
|---|---|
| PHP 8.5Future Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.4Upcoming Release | Yes |
| PHP 8.3Supported (Latest) | Yes |
| PHP 8.2Supported | Yes |
| PHP 8.1Security-Fixes Only | Yes |
| PHP 8.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.3Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.2Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.1Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 7.0Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.6Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.5Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.4Unsupported | Yes |
| PHP 5.3Unsupported | Yes |