---
title: "curl to PHP Converter - PHP cURL Code Generator"
description: "Convert curl commands to PHP cURL code online. Headers, cookies, POST bodies, auth, and proxies mapped to curl_setopt in your browser. Free, no signup."
url: https://webscraping.ai/tools/curl-converter/php
markdown_index: https://webscraping.ai/llms.txt
---
FREE TOOL

# curl to PHP Converter

Paste a curl command, get working PHP cURL-extension code — every option mapped to its `curl_setopt` flag. Runs in your browser, no signup.

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Conversion runs entirely in your browser — the command (and any tokens or cookies in it) is never sent to a server. Tip: DevTools Network tab → right-click a request → Copy as cURL.

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## Scraping a real site? Skip the blocks

Hand-copied curl headers go stale, and sites still block datacenter IPs. The same request through the WebScraping.AI API gets rotating proxies, headless Chrome rendering, and unblocking in one call — your custom headers and cookies are forwarded via the `headers` parameter. Shown with the [official client library](https://webscraping.ai/docs#sdks) of your choice:

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## What the generated PHP code does

PHP's cURL extension wraps the same libcurl as the command line, so the mapping is nearly one-to-one: `-H` headers become a `CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER` array, `-d` bodies go to `CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS` (as a string — passing an array would silently switch the request to multipart), `-F` uploads use an array with `CURLFile`, `-u` maps to `CURLOPT_USERPWD`, `-x` to `CURLOPT_PROXY`, `-L` to `CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION`, and `-k` to disabling `CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER`. `CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER` is always set so the response comes back as a string instead of being echoed.

Prefer a higher-level client? The same request in [Guzzle](https://webscraping.ai/blog/php-guzzle-guide) is usually shorter — but the cURL extension ships with almost every PHP install, which is why converted snippets target it.

## Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a curl command to PHP?

Paste the command into the converter above — it outputs PHP cURL-extension code instantly, in your browser. Headers, cookies, POST bodies, basic auth, proxies, redirects, and file uploads are mapped to their curl\_setopt flags. Nothing you paste is sent to a server.

Should I use the cURL extension or Guzzle?

The cURL extension needs no dependency and mirrors the command line exactly, which makes converted commands easy to verify. Guzzle gives you a cleaner API, PSR-7 requests, middleware, and async — worth it in application code. The generated cURL snippet ports to Guzzle in a few lines.

Why does my POST body arrive as multipart instead of form-encoded?

A PHP quirk: passing an array to CURLOPT\_POSTFIELDS sends multipart/form-data, while a string sends application/x-www-form-urlencoded. The converter emits the body as a string for exactly that reason — only -F uploads use the array form with CURLFile.

The PHP code gets a 403 but curl from my machine works — why?

Your server's IP likely has datacenter reputation, and anti-bot systems also check TLS fingerprints and run JavaScript challenges that plain cURL can't pass. The WebScraping.AI API routes the same request through rotating proxies and real headless Chrome — one HTTP call from PHP, no extension changes.

## Related

[Web scraping with PHP](https://webscraping.ai/blog/web-scraping-with-php): From cURL requests to DOM parsing, step by step.

[Guzzle guide](https://webscraping.ai/blog/php-guzzle-guide): The higher-level PHP HTTP client, for when cURL gets verbose.

[curl commands for scraping](https://webscraping.ai/blog/curl-commands-for-web-scraping): The curl options that matter for scraping, explained.

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