php-doc-en/reference/curl/functions/curl-setopt-array.xml

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<refentry id="function.curl-setopt-array">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>curl_setopt_array</refname>
  <refpurpose>Set multiple options for a CURL transfer</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>bool</type><methodname>curl_setopt_array</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>ch</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>options</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Sets multiple options for a CURL session. This function is
   useful for setting a large amount of CURL options without repetitively
   calling <function>curl_setopt</function>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>ch</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The CURL session the options should be set for.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>options</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       An <type>array</type> specifying which options to set and their values.
       The keys should be valid <function>curl_setopt</function> constants or
       their integer equivalents.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns &true; if all options were successfully set. If an option could
   not be successfully set, &false; is immediately returned, ignoring any
   future options in the <parameter>options</parameter> array.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>
     Initializing a new CURL session and fetching a webpage
    </title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// create a new CURL resource
$ch = curl_init();

// set URL and other appropriate options
$options = array(CURLOPT_URL => 'http://www.example.com/',
                 CURLOPT_HEADER => false
                );

curl_setopt_array($ch, $options);

// grab URL and pass it to the browser
curl_exec($ch);

// close CURL resource, and free up system resources
curl_close($ch);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>curl_setopt</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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