how to check proper url before request from postman

Question

 $url = 'http://sfs.dev.pankaj.happlabs.in/api/v1/init';

If file name init doesn't exist and whole url is correct how to check that in php.

Possible duplicate of [How to get response using cURL in PHP](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6516902/how-to-get-response-using-curl-in-php) — IsThisJavascript, Jun 04 '18 at 13:21
Well, if your API is coded properly, you should receive a 401 or at least a 404 status code back. That should be info enough right? — Loek, Jun 04 '18 at 13:21
Unless you cache the whole site there's no way to determine if that URL is "proper" before a request. — IsThisJavascript, Jun 04 '18 at 13:22
Really @delboy1978uk ? I'm generally intrigued. I was under the impression that by "propper" `init` is not correct but something like `initialize` would be, therefore, without all that cached the OP would not be able to determine if the link is valid before sending a request — IsThisJavascript, Jun 04 '18 at 13:24
well maybe not 'before' a request (having reread you), but there are plenty of ways to check an endpoint — delboy1978uk, Jun 04 '18 at 13:26
Yes, I should probably have added more info in my first comment haha — IsThisJavascript, Jun 04 '18 at 13:27

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 04 '18 at 13:23

The JSON at http://sfs.dev.pankaj.happlabs.in/api/v1/init is invalid, so you will get errors. The endpoint appears to be correct though.

To check in PHP however (to answer your question), you can use :

<?php 

if ($html = file_get_contents('http://cia.gov')) {
    // $html has content
}

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