cURL Functions
PHP Manual

curl_close

Close a cURL session

Description

void curl_close(CurlHandle $handle)

Note:

This function has no effect. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, this function was used to close the resource.

Closes a cURL session and frees all resources. The cURL handle, handle, is also deleted.

Parameters

handle

A cURL handle returned by curl_init.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 handle expects a CurlHandle instance now; previously, a resource was expected.

Examples

Example #1 Initializing a new cURL session and fetching a web page

<?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);

// grab URL and pass it to the browser
curl_exec($ch);

// close cURL resource, and free up system resources
curl_close($ch);
?>

See Also

  • curl_init
  • curl_multi_close