[#CONF_load]
= CONF_load
:mrdocs:

Load a CONF file into an LHASH of CONF_VALUE (legacy CONF API).

== Synopsis

Declared in `<openssl/conf.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:lhash_st_CONF_VALUE.adoc[lhash_st_CONF_VALUE]*
CONF_load(
    xref:lhash_st_CONF_VALUE.adoc[lhash_st_CONF_VALUE]* conf,
    char const* file,
    long* eline);
----

== Return Value

The configuration hash (possibly newly allocated), or NULL on error.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *conf*
| Existing hash to extend, or NULL to allocate a new one.
| *file*
| Path of the configuration file to parse.
| *eline*
| Receives the error line number on parse failure, or unchanged on success.
|===


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