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RDAP Domain Lookup using rdap.org

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Demonstrates doing an RDAP domain lookup using the rdap.org public RDAP server.

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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");

//  Send HTTP requests to https://rdap.org/<type>/<object>, where <type> is the object type (one of domain, ip, autnum, entity etc)
//  and <object> is the object identifier (eg example.com, 192.168.0.1, 64496, etc).

//  For example, here's a lookup for "oracle.com"
$sbResponse = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$success = $http->QuickGetSb('https://rdap.org/domain/oracle.com',$sbResponse);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$statusCode = $http->LastStatus;
if ($statusCode != 200) {
    print 'Error response:' . "\n";
    print $sbResponse->getAsString() . "\n";
    print 'status code: ' . $statusCode . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Load the JSON response and examine..

//  Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
//  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->LoadSb($sbResponse);
$json->EmitCompact = 0;
print $json->emit() . "\n";

//  Here's a sample response, and the parsing code generated from the above online tool follows..

//  {
//    "objectClassName": "domain",
//    "handle": "607513_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN",
//    "ldhName": "ORACLE.COM",
//    "links": [
//      {
//        "value": "https:\/\/rdap.verisign.com\/com\/v1\/domain\/ORACLE.COM",
//        "rel": "self",
//        "href": "https:\/\/rdap.verisign.com\/com\/v1\/domain\/ORACLE.COM",
//        "type": "application\/rdap+json"
//      },
//      {
//        "value": "https:\/\/rdap.markmonitor.com\/rdap\/domain\/ORACLE.COM",
//        "rel": "related",
//        "href": "https:\/\/rdap.markmonitor.com\/rdap\/domain\/ORACLE.COM",
//        "type": "application\/rdap+json"
//      }
//    ],
//    "status": [
//      "client delete prohibited",
//      "client transfer prohibited",
//      "client update prohibited",
//      "server delete prohibited",
//      "server transfer prohibited",
//      "server update prohibited"
//    ],
//    "entities": [
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "entity",
//        "handle": "292",
//        "roles": [
//          "registrar"
//        ],
//        "publicIds": [
//          {
//            "type": "IANA Registrar ID",
//            "identifier": "292"
//          }
//        ],
//        "vcardArray": [
//          "vcard",
//          [
//            [
//              "version",
//              {},
//              "text",
//              "4.0"
//            ],
//            [
//              "fn",
//              {},
//              "text",
//              "MarkMonitor Inc."
//            ]
//          ]
//        ],
//        "entities": [
//          {
//            "objectClassName": "entity",
//            "roles": [
//              "abuse"
//            ],
//            "vcardArray": [
//              "vcard",
//              [
//                [
//                  "version",
//                  {},
//                  "text",
//                  "4.0"
//                ],
//                [
//                  "fn",
//                  {},
//                  "text",
//                  ""
//                ],
//                [
//                  "tel",
//                  {
//                    "type": "voice"
//                  },
//                  "uri",
//                  "tel:+1.2086851750"
//                ],
//                [
//                  "email",
//                  {},
//                  "text",
//                  "abusecomplaints@markmonitor.com"
//                ]
//              ]
//            ]
//          }
//        ]
//      }
//    ],
//    "events": [
//      {
//        "eventAction": "registration",
//        "eventDate": "1988-12-02T05:00:00Z"
//      },
//      {
//        "eventAction": "expiration",
//        "eventDate": "2025-12-01T05:00:00Z"
//      },
//      {
//        "eventAction": "last changed",
//        "eventDate": "2024-10-30T09:32:52Z"
//      },
//      {
//        "eventAction": "last update of RDAP database",
//        "eventDate": "2024-11-26T14:11:14Z"
//      }
//    ],
//    "secureDNS": {
//      "delegationSigned": false
//    },
//    "nameservers": [
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
//        "ldhName": "A1-160.AKAM.NET"
//      },
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
//        "ldhName": "A11-66.AKAM.NET"
//      },
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
//        "ldhName": "A13-65.AKAM.NET"
//      },
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
//        "ldhName": "A18-67.AKAM.NET"
//      },
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
//        "ldhName": "NS1.P201.DNS.ORACLECLOUD.NET"
//      },
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
//        "ldhName": "NS2.P201.DNS.ORACLECLOUD.NET"
//      },
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
//        "ldhName": "NS3.P201.DNS.ORACLECLOUD.NET"
//      },
//      {
//        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
//        "ldhName": "NS4.P201.DNS.ORACLECLOUD.NET"
//      }
//    ],
//    "rdapConformance": [
//      "rdap_level_0",
//      "icann_rdap_technical_implementation_guide_0",
//      "icann_rdap_response_profile_0"
//    ],
//    "notices": [
//      {
//        "title": "Terms of Use",
//        "description": [
//          "Service subject to Terms of Use."
//        ],
//        "links": [
//          {
//            "href": "https:\/\/www.verisign.com\/domain-names\/registration-data-access-protocol\/terms-service\/index.xhtml",
//            "type": "text\/html"
//          }
//        ]
//      },
//      {
//        "title": "Status Codes",
//        "description": [
//          "For more information on domain status codes, please visit https:\/\/icann.org\/epp"
//        ],
//        "links": [
//          {
//            "href": "https:\/\/icann.org\/epp",
//            "type": "text\/html"
//          }
//        ]
//      },
//      {
//        "title": "RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form",
//        "description": [
//          "URL of the ICANN RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https:\/\/icann.org\/wicf"
//        ],
//        "links": [
//          {
//            "href": "https:\/\/icann.org\/wicf",
//            "type": "text\/html"
//          }
//        ]
//      }
//    ]
//  }

$json1 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");

$objectClassName = $json->stringOf('objectClassName');
$handle = $json->stringOf('handle');
$ldhName = $json->stringOf('ldhName');
$DelegationSigned = $json->BoolOf('secureDNS.delegationSigned');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('links');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $value = $json->stringOf('links[i].value');
    $rel = $json->stringOf('links[i].rel');
    $href = $json->stringOf('links[i].href');
    $v_type = $json->stringOf('links[i].type');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('status');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $strVal = $json->stringOf('status[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('entities');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $objectClassName = $json->stringOf('entities[i].objectClassName');
    $handle = $json->stringOf('entities[i].handle');
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray('entities[i].roles');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->J = $j;
        $strVal = $json->stringOf('entities[i].roles[j]');
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray('entities[i].publicIds');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->J = $j;
        $v_type = $json->stringOf('entities[i].publicIds[j].type');
        $identifier = $json->stringOf('entities[i].publicIds[j].identifier');
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray('entities[i].vcardArray');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->J = $j;
        $strVal = $json->stringOf('entities[i].vcardArray[j]');
        $k = 0;
        $count_k = $json->SizeOfArray('entities[i].vcardArray[j]');
        while ($k < $count_k) {
            $json->K = $k;
            $json->ObjectOf2('entities[i].vcardArray[j][k]',$json1);

            $i1 = 0;
            $count_i1 = $json1->SizeOfArray('');
            while ($i1 < $count_i1) {
                $json1->I = $i1;
                $strVal = $json1->stringOf('[i]');
                $i1 = $i1 + 1;
            }

            $k = $k + 1;
        }

        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray('entities[i].entities');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->J = $j;
        $objectClassName = $json->stringOf('entities[i].entities[j].objectClassName');
        $k = 0;
        $count_k = $json->SizeOfArray('entities[i].entities[j].roles');
        while ($k < $count_k) {
            $json->K = $k;
            $strVal = $json->stringOf('entities[i].entities[j].roles[k]');
            $k = $k + 1;
        }

        $k = 0;
        $count_k = $json->SizeOfArray('entities[i].entities[j].vcardArray');
        while ($k < $count_k) {
            $json->K = $k;
            $strVal = $json->stringOf('entities[i].entities[j].vcardArray[k]');
            $json->ObjectOf2('entities[i].entities[j].vcardArray[k]',$json1);

            $i1 = 0;
            $count_i1 = $json1->SizeOfArray('');
            while ($i1 < $count_i1) {
                $json1->I = $i1;
                $j1 = 0;
                $count_j1 = $json1->SizeOfArray('[i]');
                while ($j1 < $count_j1) {
                    $json1->J = $j1;
                    $strVal = $json1->stringOf('[i][j]');
                    $j1 = $j1 + 1;
                }

                $i1 = $i1 + 1;
            }

            $k = $k + 1;
        }

        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('events');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $eventAction = $json->stringOf('events[i].eventAction');
    $eventDate = $json->stringOf('events[i].eventDate');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('nameservers');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $objectClassName = $json->stringOf('nameservers[i].objectClassName');
    $ldhName = $json->stringOf('nameservers[i].ldhName');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('rdapConformance');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $strVal = $json->stringOf('rdapConformance[i]');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('notices');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $title = $json->stringOf('notices[i].title');
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray('notices[i].description');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->J = $j;
        $strVal = $json->stringOf('notices[i].description[j]');
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray('notices[i].links');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->J = $j;
        $href = $json->stringOf('notices[i].links[j].href');
        $v_type = $json->stringOf('notices[i].links[j].type');
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>