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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post.

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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");

// Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
$http->Login = 'wp_username';
// Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
// See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
$http->Password = 'app_password';
$http->BasicAuth = 1;

// Note: For this to work, you'll likely need to update your .htaccess file on your WordPress server.
// Otherwise you'll get this error:
// 
// 401 : Sorry, you are not allowed to create posts as this user
// 
// Your default .htaccess file probably looks like this:
// 
// <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
// RewriteEngine On
// RewriteBase /
// RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - 
// RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
// RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
// RewriteRule . /index.php 
// </IfModule>
// # END WordPress
// 
// Add the following line immediately after the "RewriteEngine On" line:    RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
// Your .htaccess file should look like this after the edit:
// 
// <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
// RewriteEngine On
// RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
// RewriteBase /
// RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - 
// RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
// RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
// RewriteRule . /index.php 
// </IfModule>
// # END WordPress

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('title','This is a test post');
$json->UpdateString('content','<p>This is the HTML body of my post</p>');
// The status can be "draft" or "publish"
$json->UpdateString('status','draft');

// Add tags -- but you need to know the ID of an existing tag.
// See Chilkat's other WordPress example for creating a tag, or getting the ID of an existing tag.
$tagIdx = 0;
$json->I = $tagIdx;
// When Chilkat sees the literal string "[i]" in the JSON path, it replaces the "i" with the value of the "I" property.
$json->UpdateInt('tags[i]',56);
$tagIdx = $tagIdx + 1;
$json->I = $tagIdx;
$json->UpdateInt('tags[i]',75);
// ..

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($resp->StatusCode != 201) {
    print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";
    print 'status code = ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";
    exit;
}

$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->Load($resp->BodyStr);
print 'Post ID = ' . $jResp->IntOf('id') . "\n";
print 'Post URL = ' . $jResp->stringOf('link') . "\n";

?>