FAQ

  uses libcurl, so you need to have libcurl installed properly first before
  PHP/CURL can be used. PHP/CURL is written by Sterling Hughes.

  7.3 Can I perform multiple requests using the same handle?

  Yes - at least in PHP version 4.3.8 and later (this has been known to not
  work in earlier versions, but the exact version when it started to work is
  unknown to me).

  After a transfer, you just set new options in the handle and make another
  transfer. This will make libcurl to re-use the same connection if it can.