php - multiple requests with curl (NOT 'multi-threaded')

Question

If i want to do multiple things (that require cookies) with curl, for example:

1. login to (my own) blog
2. then automatically submit a blog post

do I do this in one curl instance before curl close or do i close first session and then start second one for second task? (Sorry if it's dumb question but i can't quite get it. Generally all examples on the net i find about curl are doing only one thing... this doesn't help me with understanding it.)

Waterway

Answer 1

Generally speaking:

1. Initialize curl. (curl_init, or curl_multi_init)
2. Do thing(s). (in multiple curl_exec calls if needed, or curl_multi_exec)
3. Close curl. (curl_close or curl_multi_close)

So yes, all in one session.

Dermatoglyphics

Ok... so let's say i'm using code from this question #728774 to login into my blog... how do i add post submitting? Should I add my code after curl exec but before curl close? Can I just add different curl_setopt parameters (url, referrer, etc) and exec it again with these parameters? Or what i'm talking is total nonsense? ;) – Waterway

@Waterway - yep, add different parameters, set different operations, call curl_exec, and do the same again, and call curl_close when you're done done. – Dermatoglyphics

Answer 2

Yes open and close each curl object before moving to the next.

Gormless