(PHP ActiveX) HTTP GET with utf-8 URL Encoded Query Params

Demonstrates how to build URLs where query param values can be either URL encoded from the utf-8 representation, or from another charset such as windows-1252.

Note: This example uses the new DecodeAndAppend method added in Chilkat v9.5.0.87.

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

// We have the string "MÆRSK".

// This is the URL encoding of the windows-1252 representation.
$nameWindows1252UrlEncoded = 'M%C6RSK';

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sb1 = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$success = $sb1->DecodeAndAppend($nameWindows1252UrlEncoded,'url','windows-1252');

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

// Here's how to send an HTTP GET where the param is the utf-8 representation that is URL encoded.
// For example:  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=M%C3%A6RSK

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

$sbUrl->Append('https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=');
$sbUrl->Append($sb1->getEncoded('url','utf-8'));
print $sbUrl->getAsString() . "\n";

$responseBody = $http->quickGetStr($sbUrl->getAsString());

// Here's how to send an HTTP GET where the param is the windows-1252 representation that is URL encoded.
// For example:  https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=M%E6RSK

$sbUrl->Clear();
$sbUrl->Append('https://www.chilkatsoft.com/something?name=');
$sbUrl->Append($sb1->getEncoded('url','windows-1252'));
print $sbUrl->getAsString() . "\n";

$responseBody = $http->quickGetStr($sbUrl->getAsString());

?>