(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
stream_context_create — Creates a stream context
$options = null, ?array $params = null): resource
   Creates and returns a stream context with any options supplied in
   options preset.
  
options
       Must be an associative array of associative arrays in the format
       $arr['wrapper']['option'] = $value, or null. Refer to context options for a list of available wrappers and options.
      
       Defaults to null.
      
params
       Must be an associative array in the format
       $arr['parameter'] = $value, or null.
       Refer to context parameters for
       a listing of standard stream parameters.
      
A stream context resource.
| Version | Description | 
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | optionsandparamsare now nullable. | 
Example #1 Using stream_context_create()
<?php
$opts = array(
  'http'=>array(
    'method'=>"GET",
    'header'=>"Accept-language: en\r\n" .
              "Cookie: foo=bar\r\n"
  )
);
$context = stream_context_create($opts);
/* Sends an http request to www.example.com
   with additional headers shown above */
$fp = fopen('http://www.example.com', 'r', false, $context);
fpassthru($fp);
fclose($fp);
?>