cURL Errors

cURL Errors 2 — CURLE_FAILED_INIT

In cURL Errors, code 2 is CURLE_FAILED_INIT. The official source describes it as “Failed Init”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Code2
SymbolCURLE_FAILED_INIT
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Failed Init

In plain language

In cURL Errors, code 2 is CURLE_FAILED_INIT. The official source describes it as “Failed Init”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

  • The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
  • The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

  1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
  2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
  3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Important context

The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.

Authoritative source

curl/libcurl — Error Codes

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