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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 until you close this curl handle again with curl_easy_cleanup(3). 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.
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
RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is enabled, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
SEE ALSO
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS(3), CURLOPT_POST(3),