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CURLOPT_REFERER(3) | curl_easy_setopt options | CURLOPT_REFERER(3) |
NAME¶
CURLOPT_REFERER - set the HTTP referer headerSYNOPSIS¶
#include <curl/curl.h>CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_REFERER, char *where);
DESCRIPTION¶
Pass a pointer to a null-terminated string as parameter. It will be used to set the Referer: header in the http request sent to the remote server. This can be used to fool servers or scripts. You can also set any custom header with CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER(3).The application does not have to keep the string around after setting this option.
DEFAULT¶
NULLPROTOCOLS¶
HTTPEXAMPLE¶
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com"); /* tell it where we found the link to this place */ curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_REFERER, "https://example.com/aboutme.html"); curl_easy_perform(curl); }
AVAILABILITY¶
If built with HTTP supportRETURN VALUE¶
Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP support is enabled, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space.SEE ALSO¶
CURLOPT_USERAGENT(3), CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER(3),November 4, 2020 | libcurl 7.74.0 |