PHP cURL HTTP CODE return 0

Question

I dont understand when I echo $httpCode I always get 0, I was expecting 404 when I change $html_brand into a broken url. Is there anything that I miss or do not know of? Tha

Answer 1

check the curl_error after the curl_getinfo to find out the hidden errors.

if(curl_errno($ch)){   
    echo 'Curl error: ' . curl_error($ch);
}