curl_init Initialize a cURL session &reftitle.description; resourcecurl_init stringurl&null; Initializes a new session and return a cURL handle for use with the curl_setopt, curl_exec, and curl_close functions. &reftitle.parameters; url If provided, the CURLOPT_URL option will be set to its value. You can manually set this using the curl_setopt function. The file protocol is disabled by cURL if open_basedir is set. &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns a cURL handle on success, &false; on errors. &reftitle.examples; ]]> &reftitle.seealso; curl_close curl_multi_init