PHP Extension

POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

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Demonstrates how to send a POST with query params (x-www-form-urlencoded) using the Chilkat REST object. PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$rest = new CkRest();

// This example will send to https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp

// Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
$bTls = true;
$port = 443;
$bAutoReconnect = true;
$success = $rest->Connect('www.chilkatsoft.com',$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect);
if ($success != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Provide query params.
$rest->AddQueryParam('firstName','John');
$rest->AddQueryParam('lastName','Doe');
$rest->AddQueryParam('company','Bisco Bits Ltd.');

$responseStr = $rest->fullRequestFormUrlEncoded('POST','/echoPost.asp');
if ($rest->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
if ($rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
    // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    print 'response status code = ' . $rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() . "\n";
    print 'response status text = ' . $rest->responseStatusText() . "\n";
    print 'response header: ' . $rest->responseHeader() . "\n";
    print 'response body (if any): ' . $responseStr . "\n";
    print '---' . "\n";
    print 'LastRequestStartLine: ' . $rest->lastRequestStartLine() . "\n";
    print 'LastRequestHeader: ' . $rest->lastRequestHeader() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $responseStr . "\n";
print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>