curl_multi_exec

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Run the sub-connections of the current cURL handle.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2
PHP 8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5

curl_multi_exec Function synopsis

curl_multi_exec(CurlMultiHandle $multi_handle, &$still_running): int

Parameters

$multi_handle

TypeCurlMultiHandle

$still_running

Passed by reference

A reference to a flag to tell whether the operations are still running.

Note that the parameter $still_running is passed by reference, and contains additional/updated context data that may be useful.

Return value

Typeint

A cURL code defined in the cURL Predefined Constants.

This only returns errors regarding the whole multi stack. There might still have 
occurred problems on individual transfers even when this function returns 
[`CURLM_OK`](/codex/CURLM_OK).

curl_multi_exec returns one of the following constant values:

Changes to the curl_multi_exec Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: int
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $mh to $multi_handle
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($multi_handle): CurlMultiHandle
- curl_multi_exec($mh, &$still_running)
+ curl_multi_exec(CurlMultiHandle $multi_handle, &$still_running): int

curl_multi_exec Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
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