xref: /curl/docs/examples/http-post.c (revision f81f351b)
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24 /* <DESC>
25  * simple HTTP POST using the easy interface
26  * </DESC>
27  */
28 #include <stdio.h>
29 #include <curl/curl.h>
30 
main(void)31 int main(void)
32 {
33   CURL *curl;
34   CURLcode res;
35 
36   /* In Windows, this inits the Winsock stuff */
37   curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
38 
39   /* get a curl handle */
40   curl = curl_easy_init();
41   if(curl) {
42     /* First set the URL that is about to receive our POST. This URL can
43        just as well be an https:// URL if that is what should receive the
44        data. */
45     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "http://postit.example.com/moo.cgi");
46     /* Now specify the POST data */
47     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "name=daniel&project=curl");
48 
49     /* Perform the request, res gets the return code */
50     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
51     /* Check for errors */
52     if(res != CURLE_OK)
53       fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
54               curl_easy_strerror(res));
55 
56     /* always cleanup */
57     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
58   }
59   curl_global_cleanup();
60   return 0;
61 }
62