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22 .TH curl_mime_init 3 "September 22, 2017" "libcurl 7.59.0" "libcurl Manual"
25 curl_mime_init - create a mime handle
27 .B #include <curl/curl.h>
29 .BI "curl_mime * curl_mime_init(CURL * " easy_handle ");"
32 \fIcurl_mime_init(3)\fP creates a handle to a new empty mime structure
33 intended to be used with \fIeasy_handle\fP. This mime structure can be
34 subsequently filled using the mime API, then attached to \fIeasy_handle\fP
35 using option \fICURLOPT_MIMEPOST(3)\fP within a \fIcurl_easy_setopt(3)\fP
38 Using a mime handle is the recommended way to post an HTTP form, format and
39 send a multi-part e-mail with SMTP or upload such an e-mail to an IMAP server.
42 As long as at least one of HTTP, SMTP or IMAP is enabled. Added in 7.56.0.
44 A mime struct handle, or NULL upon failure.
48 CURL *easy = curl_easy_init();
52 /* Build an HTTP form with a single field named "data", */
53 mime = curl_mime_init(easy);
54 part = curl_mime_addpart(mime);
55 curl_mime_data(part, "This is the field data", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
56 curl_mime_name(part, "data");
58 /* Post and send it. */
59 curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, mime);
60 curl_easy_setopt(easy, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com");
61 curl_easy_perform(easy);
64 curl_easy_cleanup(easy);
68 .BR curl_mime_addpart "(3),"
69 .BR curl_mime_free "(3),"
70 .BR CURLOPT_MIMEPOST "(3)"