How can one ensure the correct API token is being sent in the cURL request in PHP?

To ensure the correct API token is being sent in the cURL request in PHP, you should store the token securely and retrieve it when making the request. You can store the token in a configuration file or environment variable, and then access it in your cURL request code. This way, you can ensure that the correct token is always being used without hardcoding it directly in the request. 

// Store API token securely (e.g. in a config file)
$api_token = 'YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE';

// Make cURL request with the API token
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.example.com/');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array(
    'Authorization: Bearer ' . $api_token
));
$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

Keywords

cURL API token PHP authentication error handling

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