curl_init()

curl_init()

function curl_init(?string $url = null): CurlHandle

Initializes a cURL session.

Parameters:

• $url (?string), default null, optional

Returns: CurlHandle

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported through the compiler-injected curl prelude.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/curl/curl_init.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how curl_init is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.