WireHttp::head() method

Send to a URL using a HEAD request

Usage

// basic usage
$bool = $http->head(string $url);

// usage with all arguments
$bool = $http->head(string $url, $data = [], array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
urlstring

URL to request (including http:// or https://)

data (optional)array, string

Array of data to send (if not already set before) or raw string data to send, such as JSON.

options (optional)array

Optional options to modify default behavior, see the send() method for details.

Return value

bool array

False on failure or Array with ResponseHeaders on success.

See Also


$http methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.248

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