(PHP Extension) SharePoint -- Download a Text File into a String Variable

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Demonstrates how to download a text file from SharePoint into a string variable.

Chilkat PHP Downloads PHP Extension for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Alpine Linux, Solaris

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

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
// The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
// The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
// Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
// for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"

$http = new CkHttp();

// If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
// Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
$http->put_Login('SHAREPOINT_USERNAME');
$http->put_Password('SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD');
$http->put_LoginDomain('SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN');
$http->put_NtlmAuth(true);

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
// If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
// establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------

// This example downloads a CSV file that is utf-8 and contains Japanese characters.

$url = 'https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest/japanese.csv')/$value';

$http->put_AcceptCharset('utf-8');

$strCsv = $http->quickGetStr($url);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// The CSV file is contained in strCsv.
print 'CSV:' . "\n";
print $strCsv . "\n";

// Note: The HTTP response hopefully indicates the charset of the response,
// and Chilkat should receive the string correctly.  If the response sent by
// SharePoint does not indicate a charset, or indicates an incorrect charset,
// then we can instead download the text file as binary data and interpret the
// bytes ourselves correctly.  For example:  

$bd = new CkBinData();
$success = $http->QuickGetBd($url,$bd);
if ($success != true) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Interpret the bytes correctly as utf-8
$sb = new CkStringBuilder();
$sb->AppendBd($bd,'utf-8',0,0);
print 'CSV:' . "\n";
print $sb->getAsString() . "\n";

?>