cURL post request script giving "undefined function curl_init"

Question

Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in C:\xampp\htdocs\lol.php on line 9

Basically this isn't working, I have no idea what's wrong with it all of the fields in the POST request are correct (As a HTML post form with a action to the URL works perfectly).

Script:

<?php
$url = 'myurl';
$postData = array();
$postData['name'] = 'jay'
$postData['age'] = '0';
$postData['gender'] ='female';
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $postData);
$result = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
?>

Add `echo curl_error($ch);` after `$result = curl_exec($ch);` -- does it output anything? — Amal Murali, Nov 22 '13 at 16:46
Nothing happens, even if i put a echo after it. It doesn't do what I want, since nothing pops up in my database (should appear in my database don't worry about that part though) — user3000453, Nov 22 '13 at 16:47
the first thing would be to identify if the request is sent. If yes, is this received ? If yes, the the erro is most probably in the script at 'myurl'... And yes we should worry on that part as you don't provide any info on what isn't working exactly — Laurent S., Nov 22 '13 at 16:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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Your code is showing syntax error, in $postData['name'] = 'jay'

 $postData = array();
 $postData['name'] = 'jay';
 $postData['age'] = '0';
 $postData['gender'] ='female';

To make sure you have enabled curl or not. just place this inyour php file and find curl extension enabled in your instance.

 <?php phpinfo();?>

Enable curl in windows xampp: How to enable curl in xampp?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered Nov 22 '13 at 16:50

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Can't believe I didn't see this. Just goes to show how important an IDE with a built in parser can be. – Wayne Whitty Nov 22 '13 at 16:51
@user3000453: Yeah, that's very descriptive. – Amal Murali Nov 22 '13 at 17:01
@user3000453: Add `ini_set('display_errors',1); error_reporting(E_ALL);` to the very top of your script. See if that changes anything? – Amal Murali Nov 22 '13 at 17:02
What is your curl call url ? `$url = 'myurl';` – Krish R Nov 22 '13 at 17:16
Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in C:\xampp\htdocs\lol.php on line 9 – user3000453 Nov 22 '13 at 17:19
You need to enable or install curl in your machine. – Krish R Nov 22 '13 at 17:21
Done that, blank page like on other host. – user3000453 Nov 22 '13 at 17:25
Did you restarted your server i.e apache and check curel extension loaded or not ? – Krish R Nov 22 '13 at 17:28
Did you checked curl get loaded or not using phpinfo(); function – Krish R Nov 22 '13 at 17:38
End of the code you add this line print_r($result); echo "test"; and update me – Krish R Nov 22 '13 at 17:44

cURL post request script giving "undefined function curl_init"

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