curl-copy-handle.xml

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<refentry xml:id="function.curl-copy-handle" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>curl_copy_handle</refname>
  <refpurpose>Copy a cURL handle along with all of its preferences</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type class="union"><type>CurlHandle</type><type>false</type></type><methodname>curl_copy_handle</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>CurlHandle</type><parameter>handle</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Copies a cURL handle keeping the same preferences.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    &curl.ch.description;
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns a new cURL handle, &return.falseforfailure;.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="changelog">
  &reftitle.changelog;
  <informaltable>
   <tgroup cols="2">
    <thead>
     <row>
      <entry>&Version;</entry>
      <entry>&Description;</entry>
     </row>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
     &curl.changelog.handle-param;
     <row>
      <entry>8.0.0</entry>
      <entry>
       On success, this function returns a <classname>CurlHandle</classname> instance now;
       previously, a <type>resource</type> was returned.
      </entry>
     </row>
    </tbody>
   </tgroup>
  </informaltable>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Copying a cURL handle</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// create a new cURL resource
$ch = curl_init();

// set URL and other appropriate options
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'http://www.example.com/');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);

// copy the handle
$ch2 = curl_copy_handle($ch);

// grab URL (http://www.example.com/) and pass it to the browser
curl_exec($ch2);

// close cURL resources, and free up system resources
curl_close($ch2);
curl_close($ch);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
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