(Perl) Persist Cookies to XML Files and Auto Re-Send

Demonstrates how to persist incoming cookies to XML files and automatically re-send in subsesquent HTTP requests.

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use chilkat();

$http = new chilkat::CkHttp();

#  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
$success = $http->UnlockComponent("Anything for 30-day trial");
if ($success != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  To save cookies to XML files (per domain) in a specific
#  directory, set the CookieDir property (the directory must
#  already exist and be writeable by the caller).  Also,
#  set the SaveCookies property:
$http->put_CookieDir("/cookieDir");
$http->put_SaveCookies(1);

#  Any methods that do a GET, POST, etc. will save cookies
#  to the CookieDir:

$html = $http->quickGetStr("https://www.paypal.com/");

#  After running this code, a "paypal_com.xml" file should appear
#  in /cookieDir.

#  It's content will look something like this:

#  

<cookies>
    <cookie key=".paypal.com,/" v="0" secure="yes">
        <navcmd>_home-general</navcmd>
        <HttpOnly />
        <cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG>9cz...</cwrClyrK4LoCV1fydGbAxiNL6iG>
    </cookie>
</cookies>



#  To cause cached cookies to be sent with
#  subsequent HTTP requests, set the SendCookies
# property = 1.
$http->put_SendCookies(1);

#  If another HTTP request is sent, the cookies should
#  be added:
$html = $http->quickGetStr("https://www.paypal.com/");

#  Check the LastHeader property to see the MIME header
#  of the last HTTP request sent.
#  The "Cookie" header field should be present.
print "--- LastHeader ---" . "\r\n";
print $http->lastHeader() . "\r\n";