PHP4 User Manual: functions-CRUL-curl_init

Curl_init
(PHP 4> = 4.0.2) curl_init -- initialize a CURL Session Description

Int curl_init ([string url])

The curl_init () function initializes a new session and returns a CURL handle for the website construction server's script class \ phpphp User's Manual fancyfunction.curl-setopt.html> curl_setopt (), curl_exec (), and curl_close () function. If the optional parameter is provided, the CURLOPT_URL option is set to the value of this parameter. You can use the curl_setopt () function for manual settings.
Example 1. initialize a new CURL session and retrieve a webpage
See: curl_close (), curl_setopt ()