PHP curl_error() Function Usage and Examples

PHP CURL Reference Manual

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)

curl_error — Returns a string that protects the last error of the current session

Syntax

string curl_error ( resource $ch )

Returns a clear text error message from the last CURL operation.

Parameters

ch

The CURL handle returned by curl_init().

Return Value

Returns an error message or '' (empty string) if no error occurs.

Online Examples

<?php
//　Create a CURL handle pointing to a non-existent location
$ch = curl_init('http://404.php.net/');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
if(curl_exec($ch) === false)
{
　　　　echo 'Curl error: ' . curl_error($ch);
}
else
{
　　　　echo 'Operation completed without any errors';
}
//　Close handle
curl_close($ch);
?>

Related References

• curl_errno() - Returns the last error number

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