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23 .TH CURLOPT_HTTPPOST 3 "17 Jun 2014" "libcurl 7.37.0" "curl_easy_setopt options"
25 CURLOPT_HTTPPOST \- specify the multipart formpost content
28 #include <curl/curl.h>
30 CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_HTTPPOST,
31 struct curl_httppost *formpost);
33 Tells libcurl you want a multipart/formdata HTTP POST to be made and you
34 instruct what data to pass on to the server in the \fIformpost\fP argument.
35 Pass a pointer to a linked list of curl_httppost structs as parameter. The
36 easiest way to create such a list, is to use \fIcurl_formadd(3)\fP as
37 documented. The data in this list must remain intact as long as the curl
38 transfer is alive and is using it.
40 Using POST with HTTP 1.1 implies the use of a "Expect: 100-continue" header.
41 You can disable this header with \fICURLOPT_HTTPHEADER(3)\fP.
43 When setting \fICURLOPT_HTTPPOST(3)\fP, it will automatically set
44 \fICURLOPT_NOBODY(3)\fP to 0.
51 /* Fill in the file upload field. This makes libcurl load data from
52 the given file name when curl_easy_perform() is called. */
53 curl_formadd(&formpost,
55 CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "sendfile",
56 CURLFORM_FILE, "postit2.c",
59 /* Fill in the filename field */
60 curl_formadd(&formpost,
62 CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "filename",
63 CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "postit2.c",
66 /* Fill in the submit field too, even if this is rarely needed */
67 curl_formadd(&formpost,
69 CURLFORM_COPYNAME, "submit",
70 CURLFORM_COPYCONTENTS, "send",
74 As long as HTTP is enabled
76 Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is enabled, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
78 .BR CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS "(3), " CURLOPT_POST "(3), "
79 .BR curl_formadd "(3), " curl_formfree "(3), "