stream_context_create

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

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

Default to an empty array.

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

A stream context resource.

Added the optional params argument.

<?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);
?>

stream_context_set_option() -

Supported Protocols and Wrappers -

Context options and parameters -