cURL to PHP

Summary

This tool parses a curl command in the browser and emits equivalent PHP code built on the cURL extension. It reads the URL, method, headers, cookies, basic auth, and a JSON or raw body, then generates a ready-to-run script with curl_init, curl_setopt, and curl_exec calls in the right order. Everything runs client-side, so the command you paste never leaves your browser.

How it works

1. Paste a curl command, including one copied from a browser devtools network tab.
2. The parser tokenizes the command, honoring quotes and backslash line continuations.
3. Flags such as -X, -H, -d, -b, -u, -F, and -G are mapped to their curl_setopt equivalents.
4. A JSON body is detected automatically and kept as a raw string assigned to CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS.
5. The generated PHP script appears in the output box, ready to copy and run.

Use cases

• Turn a "Copy as cURL" request from browser devtools into a PHP script.
• Reproduce an API call from documentation or a support ticket in PHP.
• Convert a curl example from a README into a starting point for an integration.
• Debug an API call by replaying the exact request curl sent, from PHP.
• Translate a webhook test command into a repeatable PHP script.
• Build a quick script around a request captured from a mobile app proxy.

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