(PHP ActiveX) REST Read Binary Response into BinData Object (Amazon S3)

Demonstrates how to make a REST call that returns a binary response body. This example is valid for files that fit in memory. The example shows how to download a JPG from the Amazon S3 service.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Rest')
$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");

// Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
$bTls = 1;
$port = 443;
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('s3.amazonaws.com',$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect);

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Important: For buckets created in regions outside us-east-1,
// there are three important changes that need to be made.
// See Working with S3 Buckets in Non-us-east-1 Regions for the details.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.AuthAws')
$authAws = new COM("Chilkat.AuthAws");
$authAws->AccessKey = 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY';
$authAws->SecretKey = 'AWS_SECRET_KEY';
$authAws->ServiceName = 's3';
$success = $rest->SetAuthAws($authAws);

// Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
// In this case, the bucket name is "chilkat100".
$rest->Host = 'chilkat100.s3.amazonaws.com';

// Send the request to download the JPG.
$success = $rest->SendReqNoBody('GET','/starfish.jpg');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Read the response header.
$responseStatusCode = $rest->ReadResponseHeader();
if ($responseStatusCode < 0) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Response status code = ' . $responseStatusCode . "\n";

// We expect a 200 response status if the JPG data is coming.
// Otherwise, we'll get a string response body with an error message(or no response body).
if ($responseStatusCode != 200) {
    $errResponse = $rest->readRespBodyString();
    if ($rest->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
        print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    }
    else {
        print $errResponse . "\n";
    }

    exit;
}

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.BinData')
$bdBody = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $rest->ReadRespBd($bdBody);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Save the contents of the response body to a file.
$success = $bdBody->WriteFile('qa_output/starfish.jpg');
if ($success == 1) {
    print 'Success' . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'Failed to write file.' . "\n";
}


?>