(PHP ActiveX) Persist Cookies to XML Files and Auto Re-Send

Demonstrates how to persist incoming cookies to XML files and automatically re-send in subsesquent HTTP requests.

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

// To save cookies to XML files (per domain) in a specific
// directory, set the CookieDir property (the directory must
// already exist and be writeable by the caller).  Also,
// set the SaveCookies property:
$http->CookieDir = '/cookieDir';
$http->SaveCookies = 1;

// Any methods that do a GET, POST, etc. will save cookies
// to the CookieDir:

$html = $http->quickGetStr('https://www.paypal.com/');

// After running this code, a "paypal_com.xml" file should appear
// in /cookieDir.

// It's content will look something like this:

// <cookies>
//     <cookie key=".paypal.com,/" v="0" secure="yes">
//         <navcmd>_home-general</navcmd>
//         <HttpOnly />
//         <cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG>9cz...</cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG>
//     </cookie>
// </cookies>

// To cause cached cookies to be sent with 
// subsequent HTTP requests, set the SendCookies
// property = 1.
$http->SendCookies = 1;

// If another HTTP request is sent, the cookies should
// be added:
$html = $http->quickGetStr('https://www.paypal.com/');

// Check the LastHeader property to see the MIME header
// of the last HTTP request sent.
// The "Cookie" header field should be present.
print '--- LastHeader ---' . "\n";
print $http->LastHeader . "\n";

?>