PHP stream_context_create() Function
The PHP stream_context_create() function creates and returns a stream context with the specified options provided as options preset.
Syntax
stream_context_create(options, params)
Parameters
options |
Required. Specify the context options. It must be an associative array of associative arrays in the format $arr['wrapper']['option'] = $value. Default is an empty array. |
params |
Required. Specify the context parameters. It must be an associative array in the format $arr['parameter'] = $value. |
Return Value
Returns a stream context resource.
Example: using stream_context_create()
The example below shows the usage of stream_context_create() function.
<?php $opts = array( 'http'=>array( 'method'=>"GET", 'header'=>"Accept-language: en\r\n" . "Cookie: foo=bar\r\n" ) ); $context = stream_context_create($opts); //sending an http request to www.example.com //with additional headers shown above $fp = fopen('http://www.example.com', 'r', false, $context); fpassthru($fp); fclose($fp); ?>
The output of the above code will be similar to:
<!doctype html> <html> <head> <title>Example Domain</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <style type="text/css"> body { background-color: #f0f0f2; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; } div { width: 600px; margin: 5em auto; padding: 2em; background-color: #fdfdff; border-radius: 0.5em; box-shadow: 2px 3px 7px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); } a:link, a:visited { color: #38488f; text-decoration: none; } @media (max-width: 700px) { div { margin: 0 auto; width: auto; } } </style> </head> <body> <div> <h1>Example Domain</h1> <p>This domain is for use in illustrative examples in documents. You may use this domain in literature without prior coordination or asking for permission.</p> <p><a href="https://www.iana.org/domains/example">More information...</a></p> </div> </body> </html>
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