Unable to make php curl request with port number

Question

I am unable to make a php curl request with port number , without port number i am getting response properly.

Through terminal when i do curl http://www.sample.com

Answer 1

Try to set the port like this:

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_PORT, $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT']);

or:

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_PORT, 8088);