PHP curl_file_create() Function Usage and Example

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(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0)

curl_file_create — Create a CURLFile object.

Syntax

CURLFile curl_file_create ( string $filename[, string $mimetype[, string $postname]] )

Create a CURLFile object, used for uploading files.

Parameter

filename

Path of the uploaded file

mimetype

File's Mimetype

postname

Filename.

Return Value

Returns a CURLFile object.

Online Example

curl_file_create() Example

<?php
/*　http://example.com/upload.php:
<?php var_dump($_FILES); ?>
*/
//　Create a CURL handle
$ch = curl_init('http://example.com/upload.php');
//　Create a CURLFile object
$cfile = curl_file_create('cats.jpg','image/jpeg','test_name');
//　Set POST Data
$data = array('test_file' => $cfile);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST,1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
//　Handle Execution
curl_exec($ch);
?>

The following example will output:

array(1)  {
　　["test_file"]=>
　　array(5)  {
　　　　["name"]=>
　　　　string(9)  "test_name"
　　　　["type"]=>
　　　　string(10)  "image/jpeg"
　　　　["tmp_name"]=>
　　　　string(14)  "/tmp/phpPC9Kbx"
　　　　["error"]=>
　　　　int(0)
　　　　["size"]=>
　　　　int(46334)
　　}
}

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