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| Parameter | Type | Description |
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| :--- | :--- | :--- |
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-|**`host`**|`const char *`||
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-|**`port`**|`int`||
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-|**`use_ssl`**|`int`||
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-|**`error_buffer`**|`char *`||
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-|**`error_buffer_size`**|`size_t`||
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-|**`fmt`**|`const char *`||
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-|**`...`**|*various*||
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+|**`host`**|`const char *`|The hostname or IP address of the server|
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+|**`port`**|`int`|The port number on the server|
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+|**`use_ssl`**|`int`|Use SSL if this value is not equal zero|
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+|**`error_buffer`**|`char *`|Buffer to store an error message|
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+|**`error_buffer_size`**|`size_t`|Size of the error message buffer including the terminating NUL|
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+|**`fmt`**|`const char *`|Format string specifying the remote command to execute|
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+|**`...`**|*various*|Parameters used in the format string|
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### Return Value
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| Type | Description |
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| :--- | :--- |
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-|`struct mg_connection *`||
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+|`struct mg_connection *`|A pointer to the connection structure if successful and NULL otherwise|
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### Description
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+The `mg_download()` function is used to download data from a remote webserver. The server
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+address can either be specified as a hostname or IP address and SSL can be used if
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+needed. If the function succeeds, a pointer is returned to a connection structure.
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+The connection must be closed with a call to the
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+[`mg_close_connection()`](mg_close_connection.md) function.
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+The format string is a format string from the `printf()` series of functions to specify
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+the remote command. An example to get the main index page from Google is the following
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+call:
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+
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+`conn = mg_download( "google.com", 80, 0, ebuf, sizeof(ebuf),
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+ "%s", "GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: google.com\r\n\r\n" );`
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### See Also
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* [`mg_close_connection();`](mg_close_connection.md)
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