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REST through HTTP Proxy

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Demonstrates how to connect through an HTTP proxy to make REST API calls.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

// This example connects to a REST server through an HTTP proxy.
// It will connect to the Amazon AWS service for this example.
$rest = new CkRest();
$socket = new CkSocket();

// Set the HTTP proxy domain or IP address, and port.
$socket->put_HttpProxyHostname('192.168.1.100');
$socket->put_HttpProxyPort(8088);

// We want to tell the socket object that we're doing HTTP over the proxy connection.
// This is because an HTTP proxy used for other protocols (IMAP, SMTP, SSH, FTP, etc.) 
// can require some internal differences in behavior (i.e. how we do things).
$socket->put_HttpProxyForHttp(true);

// Other properties exist for specifying a proxy login, password, and authentication method (such as NTLM),
// but these are not used in this example.

// Connect through the HTTP proxy to the Amazon AWS server for the S3 service.
$bTls = true;
$port = 443;
$maxWaitMs = 5000;
$success = $socket->Connect('s3.amazonaws.com',$port,$bTls,$maxWaitMs);
if ($success != true) {
    print 'Connect Failure Error Code: ' . $socket->get_ConnectFailReason() . "\n";
    print $socket->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Use the proxied TLS connection:
$success = $rest->UseConnection($socket,true);
if ($success != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
$authAws = new CkAuthAws();
$authAws->put_AccessKey('AWS_ACCESS_KEY');
$authAws->put_SecretKey('AWS_SECRET_KEY');
$authAws->put_ServiceName('s3');
$success = $rest->SetAuthAws($authAws);

// List all buckets for the account...
$responseXml = $rest->fullRequestNoBody('GET','/');
if ($rest->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$xml = new CkXml();
$success = $xml->LoadXml($responseXml);

// Show the full XML returned.
print $xml->getXml() . "\n";

// Iterate over the buckets, showing each bucket name.
$success = $xml->FindChild2('Buckets');
if ($xml->FirstChild2() == true) {
    print $xml->getChildContent('Name') . "\n";
    while (($xml->NextSibling2() == true)) {
        print $xml->getChildContent('Name') . "\n";
    }

}

// Move the internal pointer back to the root node.
$xml->GetRoot2();

?>