# Civetweb API Reference

### `mg_download( host, port, use_ssl, error_buffer, error_buffer_size, fmt, ... );`

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
|**`host`**|`const char *`||
|**`port`**|`int`||
|**`use_ssl`**|`int`||
|**`error_buffer`**|`char *`||
|**`error_buffer_size`**|`size_t`||
|**`fmt`**|`const char *`||
|**`...`**|*various*||

### Return Value

| Type | Description |
| :--- | :--- |
|`struct mg_connection *`||

### Description

### See Also

* [`mg_close_connection();`](mg_close_connection.md)