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Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

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Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML.

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<?php

$success = 0;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

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

$strXml = '<TransactionSetup xmlns=\'https://xyz.com\'><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>';

// Maybe you need other headers?
$http->SetRequestHeader('Accept','application/xml');

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpStr('POST','https://www.somewebsite.com/',$strXml,'utf-8','application/xml',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Examine the response status code:
print 'response status code = ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";

// Examine the response body:
print 'response body: ' . $resp->BodyStr . "\n";

?>