(PHP Extension) HTTPS GET - Download HTML or any Text Content to a String

The QuickGetStr method is the simplest way to retrieve a text resource from a web server using an HTTP GET request. The text resource can be HTML, XML, JSON, text, or anything other type of file composed of readable text.

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.
$str = $http->quickGetStr('https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.json');
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $str . "\n";

$str = $http->quickGetStr('https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt');
print $str . "\n";

$str = $http->quickGetStr('https://www.chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.xml');
print $str . "\n";

?>