# stream_context_create

(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)

stream_context_create — Create a streams context

### Description

resource stream_context_create ([ array `$options` [, array `$params` ]] )

Creates and returns a stream context with any options supplied in `options` preset.

`options` must be an associative array of associative arrays in the format $arr['wrapper']['option'] = $value. It defaults to an empty array.

`params` must be an associative array in the format $arr['parameter'] = $value. Refer to stream_context_set_params() for a listing of standard stream parameters.

> Note: The `params` argument was added to PHP 6.0.0.

Example#1 Using stream_context_create()

`<?php
$opts = array(
'http'=>array(
'method'=>"GET",
'header'=>"Accept-language: en\r\n" .
"Cookie: foo=bar\r\n"
)
);
$context = stream_context_create($opts);
/* Sends an http request to www.example.com
with additional headers shown above */
$fp = fopen('http://www.example.com', 'r', false, $context);
fpassthru($fp);
fclose($fp);
?>`

See also stream_context_set_option(), and Listing of supported wrappers with context options (List of Supported Protocols/Wrappers).