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 zero 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).
Default
NULL
Protocols
HTTP
Example
TODO
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),
