(PHP Extension) EC2 Start Instances

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Demonstrates how to send a request to start Amazon EC2 instances.

For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_StartInstances.html

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<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

$rest = new CkRest();

// Connect to the Amazon AWS server.
// such as https://ec2.amazonaws.com/
$bTls = true;
$port = 443;
$bAutoReconnect = true;
$success = $rest->Connect('ec2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com',$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect);

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
$authAws = new CkAuthAws();
$authAws->put_AccessKey('AWS_ACCESS_KEY');
$authAws->put_SecretKey('AWS_SECRET_KEY');
// the region should match the region part of the domain passed to the REST connect method (above).
$authAws->put_Region('us-west-2');
$authAws->put_ServiceName('ec2');

$rest->SetAuthAws($authAws);

$rest->AddQueryParam('Action','StartInstances');
$rest->AddQueryParam('Version','2016-11-15');
// If DryRun is true then checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, 
// without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, 
// the error response is DryRunOperation. Otherwise, it is UnauthorizedOperation.
// Omit the DryRun query parameter to actually start the instance.  (Or set DryRun equal to "false")
$rest->AddQueryParam('DryRun','true');
$rest->AddQueryParam('InstanceId.1','i-999719995399c9999');

$responseXml = $rest->fullRequestNoBody('GET','/');
if ($rest->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if ($rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
    print 'response status code = ' . $rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() . "\n";
    print 'response status text = ' . $rest->responseStatusText() . "\n";
    print 'response header: ' . $rest->responseHeader() . "\n";
    print 'response body: ' . $responseXml . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Examine the successful XML response.
$xml = new CkXml();
$xml->LoadXml($responseXml);
print $xml->getXml() . "\n";

?>