(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
curl_multi_init — Returns a new cURL multi handle
Allows the processing of multiple cURL handles asynchronously.
This function has no parameters.
Returns a cURL multi handle on success, false on failure.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | On success, this function returns a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned. |
Example #1 curl_multi_init() example
This example will create two cURL handles, add them to a multi handle, and process them asynchronously.
<?php
// create both cURL resources
$ch1 = curl_init();
$ch2 = curl_init();
// set URL and other appropriate options
curl_setopt($ch1, CURLOPT_URL, "http://lxr.php.net/");
curl_setopt($ch1, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
curl_setopt($ch2, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.php.net/");
curl_setopt($ch2, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
//create the multiple cURL handle
$mh = curl_multi_init();
//add the two handles
curl_multi_add_handle($mh,$ch1);
curl_multi_add_handle($mh,$ch2);
//execute the multi handle
do {
$status = curl_multi_exec($mh, $active);
if ($active) {
curl_multi_select($mh);
}
} while ($active && $status == CURLM_OK);
//close the handles
curl_multi_remove_handle($mh, $ch1);
curl_multi_remove_handle($mh, $ch2);
curl_multi_close($mh);
?>