(PHP ActiveX) REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST using the gzip Content-Encoding.

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

// Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/Default.cshtml
// to generate the JSON code that creates this JSON:

// {
//     "lists": [
//         {
//             "id": "1511199999"
//         }
//     ],
//     "confirmed": false,
//     "email_addresses": [
//         {
//             "email_address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//     ],
//     "first_name": "Matt",
//     "last_name": "Smith"
// }
// 

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('lists[0].id','1511199999');
$json->UpdateBool('confirmed',0);
$json->UpdateString('email_addresses[0].email_address','support@chilkatsoft.com');
$json->UpdateString('first_name','Matt');
$json->UpdateString('last_name','Smith');

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

$success = $rest->Connect('api.constantcontact.com',443,1,1);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$rest->AddHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
$rest->AddHeader('Authorization','Bearer xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx');

// Tell the server you'll accept only an application/json response.
$rest->AddHeader('Accept','application/json');

// Indicate that we'll be sending the request body gzipped.
$rest->AddHeader('Content-Encoding','gzip');

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbReq = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$json->EmitSb($sbReq);

// Send the POST.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbResp = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$success = $rest->FullRequestSb('POST','/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx',$sbReq,$sbResp);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Response body:' . "\n";
print $sbResp->getAsString() . "\n";

if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    print 'Received error response code: ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";
    exit;
}

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$jsonResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonResp->LoadSb($sbResp);

// Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/jsonParse.cshtml
// to generate the JSON code that parses the JSON response..

?>