reqAdvanced() function - Documentation for SproutCMS

function reqAdvanced()

Performs a request while permitting advanced cURL options to be specified.
Essentially just a wrapper around cURL that has some sane options set by default;
e.g. return transfer, no return headers, SSL configured, proxy settings.

File: /sprout/Helpers/HttpReq.php, line 248
Namespace: Sprout\Helpers
Class: HttpReq, Static method

Usage

string HttpReq::reqAdvanced ( string $url , string $method [, string|array $post_data , array $curl_options ] );

Arguments

string $url
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The URL to fetch.
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string $method

The HTTP request method, e.g. 'POST', 'GET', etc. Case sensitive.

string|array $post_data = NULL

Data for a POST/PUT request, other request types should leave this null.

array $curl_options

Any options for cURL; these will override any default.

Exceptions thrown

\Exception
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If a cURL error is encountered.
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Return value

string
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The response data (if any)
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