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CURLOPT_REFERER(3) | curl_easy_setopt options | CURLOPT_REFERER(3) |
NAME¶
CURLOPT_REFERER - set the HTTP referer header
SYNOPSIS¶
#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¶
NULL
PROTOCOLS¶
HTTP
EXAMPLE¶
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 support
RETURN 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), CURLINFO_REFERER(3),
February 19, 2021 | libcurl 7.76.1 |