stream_context_create

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

stream_context_createCreates a stream context

Description

stream_context_create(?array$options = null, ?array$params = null): resource

Creates and returns a stream context with any options supplied in options preset.

Parameters

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.

Return Values

A stream context resource.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.0.0options and params are now nullable.

Examples

Example #1 Using stream_context_create()

<?php
$opts
= [
'http' => [
'method' => "GET",
// Use newline \n to separate multiple headers
'header' => "Accept-language: en\nCookie: foo=bar",
]
];

$context = stream_context_create($opts);


$fp = fopen('http://www.example.com', 'r', false, $context);
fpassthru($fp);
fclose($fp);
?>

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