I guess this should work set_time_limit(0); $ch = curl_init($siteURL); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, false); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_BINARYTRANSFER, true); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 0); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FILE, 'stream.bin'); curl_exec($ch); Regards > From: magda.hasibuan@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:01:04 +0700 > Subject: How to bypass (pipe) curl_exec return value directly to a file? > > Newbie question. > I need to download a very large amount of xml data from a site using CURL. > > How to bypass (pipe) curl_exec return value directly to a file, without > using memory allocation? > > set_time_limit(0); > $ch = curl_init($siteURL); > curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); > $mixed = curl_exec($ch); > > How to set/pipe $mixed as a (disk) file, so that data returned by curl_exec > is directly saved to the disk-file, and not involving memory allocation? > > Thank you. > > -PHP 5 > -Windows XP > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on Facebook. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_2:092009
