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NAME

       CURLOPT_HTTPPOST - specify the multipart formpost content

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST,
                                 struct curl_httppost *formpost);

DESCRIPTION

       Tells libcurl you want a multipart/formdata HTTP POST to be made and you instruct what data to pass on to
       the server in the formpost argument.  Pass a pointer  to  a  linked  list  of  curl_httppost  structs  as
       parameter.   The  easiest way to create such a list, is to use curl_formadd(3) as documented. The data in
       this list must remain intact as long as the curl transfer is alive and is using it.

       Using POST with HTTP 1.1 implies the use of a "Expect: 100-continue" header.  You can disable this header
       with CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER(3).

       When setting CURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3), it will automatically set CURLOPT_NOBODY(3) to 0.

       This  option  is  deprecated!  Do  not use it. Use CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3) instead after having prepared mime
       data.

DEFAULT

       NULL

PROTOCOLS

       HTTP

EXAMPLE

       /* Fill in the file upload field. This makes libcurl load data from
          the given file name when curl_easy_perform() is called. */
       curl_formadd(&formpost,
                    &lastptr,
                    CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "sendfile",
                    CURLFORM_FILE, "postit2.c",
                    CURLFORM_END);

       /* Fill in the filename field */
       curl_formadd(&formpost,
                    &lastptr,
                    CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "filename",
                    CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "postit2.c",
                    CURLFORM_END);

       /* Fill in the submit field too, even if this is rarely needed */
       curl_formadd(&formpost,
                    &lastptr,
                    CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "submit",
                    CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "send",
                    CURLFORM_END);

AVAILABILITY

       As long as HTTP is enabled. Deprecated in 7.56.0.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is enabled, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3),   CURLOPT_POST(3),   CURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3),    curl_formadd(3),    curl_formfree(3),
       curl_mime_init(3)