using php to get a json feed

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I'm trying to use php to get an external json feed to use within my site, I've tried using get_file_contents and also CURL. But both are returning the same thing.

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If I add json_decode, it echoes out nothing at all.

Here's the code I'm using:

        $apistr = 'https://remitradar.com/JsonRequests.aspx?action=getOnlineQuotes&companyKey=23e9b66aspp6z&countryFrom=AU&countryTo=FJ&currencyFrom=AUD&currencyTo=FJD&amount=200';

        #get file contents
        $json = file_get_contents($apistr);
        echo '<pre>';print_r($json);echo '</pre>';

        #curl 1
        $ch = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,$apistr);
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_BINARYTRANSFER,true);
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
        $jsonData = json_decode(curl_exec($ch));
        curl_close($ch);
        echo '<pre>CURL 1';print_r($jsonData);echo '</pre>';

        #curl 2
        $ch = curl_init($apistr);
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_MUTE,1);
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST,0);
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER,0);
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POST,1);
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER,array('Content-Type:text/xml'));
        curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
        $output = json_decode(curl_exec($ch));
        curl_close($ch);
        echo '<pre>CURL 2';print_r($output);echo '</pre>';

I'm not sure if the problem is on my end, or their end. But going to the URL directly works fine.

It looks like you can simply use the file_get_contents()' here. The URL loads fine in my browser. Try just echoing your $json variable without the <pre> tags — WillardSolutions
– WillardSolutions, Commented Mar 29, 2017 at 0:51
# get file contents works fine as well. you need to print_r(json_decode($json)); to see it. — Forbs
– Forbs, Commented Mar 29, 2017 at 1:02

Robert I · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-29 00:51:19Z

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Their server uses gzip compression You must handle this

    #curl 1
    $ch = curl_init();
    curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,$apistr);
    //curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_BINARYTRANSFER,true);
    curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,true);
    curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_ENCODING , "gzip");  // handle gzip

    $data = curl_exec($ch);
    $data = json_decode($data);
    curl_close($ch);
    echo '<pre>CURL 1';print_r($data);echo '</pre>';

answered Mar 29, 2017 at 0:51

Robert I

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SoulieBaby Over a year ago

Thank you so much, gzip wouldn't have crossed my mind!

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