# HttpRequest::setContentType

(PECL pecl_http:0.10.0-1.5.5)

HttpRequest::setContentType — Set content type

### Description

public bool HttpRequest::setContentType ( string `$content_type` )

Set the content type the post request should have.

### Parameters

`content_type`

  the content type of the request (primary/secondary)

### Return Values

Returns TRUE on success, or FALSE if the content type does not seem to contain a primary and a secondary part.