curl_multi_init

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

curl_multi_init — Returns a new cURL multi handle

Description

curl_multi_init ( ) : CurlMultiHandle

Allows the processing of multiple cURL handles asynchronously.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns a cURL multi handle on success, false on failure.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	On success, this function returns a CurlMultiHandle instance now; previously, a resource was returned.

Examples

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);

?>