(PHP ActiveX) Example: Http.HttpStr method

Shows how to use the HttpStr method to send an HTTP POST request with the text of a string as the request body. The example sends the following request:

POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
Host: chilkatsoft.com
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 26

{"greeting":"Hello World"}

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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<?php

$success = 0;

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
$success = 0;

$requestBody = '{\'greeting\':\'Hello World\'}';

// This URL echoes the contents of the request body, letting us view it.
$url = 'https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp';

// Send a POST with the contents of the string in the HTTP request body.
$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpStr('POST',$url,$requestBody,'utf-8','application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Response Status Code: ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";

// Examine the request we sent.
// The LastHeader property stores the HTTP request header of the most recent request sent,
// and in this instance, the response body mirrors the request body.
print $http->LastHeader . "\n";
print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";

// Output:

// POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com
// Accept: */*
// Accept-Encoding: gzip
// Content-Type: application/json
// Content-Length: 26
// 
// {"greeting":"Hello World"}

?>