stream_context_create

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Creates a stream context

resource stream_context_create ([ array $options [, array $params ]] )

Creates and returns a stream context with any options supplied in options preset.

Parameters:

options

Must be an associative array of associative arrays in the format $arr['wrapper']['option'] = $value.

Default to an empty array.

params

Must be an associative array in the format $arr['parameter'] = $value. Refer to context parameters for a listing of standard stream parameters.

Returns:

A stream context resource.

Changelog:

5.3.0

Added the optional params argument.

Examples:

Using stream_context_create()

<?php
$opts = array(
  'http'=>array(
    'method'=>"GET",
    'header'=>"Accept-language: en\r\n" .
              "Cookie: foo=bar\r\n"
  )
);
 
$context = stream_context_create($opts);
 
/* Sends 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);
?>