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<?php

$success = 0;

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

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

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -s --user 'api:SENDING_API_KEY' 
// 	 https://api.mailgun.net/v3/YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME/messages 
// 	 -F from='Your Name <mailgun@YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME>' 
// 	 -F to='Joe Example <joe@example.com>' 
// 	 -F subject='Hello Joe Example' 
// 	 -F text='Congratulations Joe Example, you just sent an email with Mailgun!  You are truly awesome!'

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

$http->Login = 'api';
$http->Password = 'sending_api_key';//  Replace with your actual sending API key.

$req = new COM("Chilkat.HttpRequest");
$req->HttpVerb = 'POST';
$req->Path = '/v3/YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME/messages';
$req->ContentType = 'multipart/form-data';

// Change YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME to something like "mg.your-domain.com".
$req->AddParam('from','Your Name <mailgun@YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME>');
$req->AddParam('to','Joe Example <joe@example.com>');
$req->AddParam('subject','Hello Joe Example');
$req->AddParam('text','Congratulations Joe Example, you just sent an email with Mailgun!  You are truly awesome!');

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpSReq('api.mailgun.net',443,1,$req,$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "id": "<20210429234809.1.2D550E1C94D3D98F@sandbox0e542e4c577f4bbb98c8bf6b6bca727b.mailgun.org>",
//   "message": "Queued. Thank you."
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$id = $jResp->stringOf('id');
$message = $jResp->stringOf('message');

?>