(PHP using ActiveX) HTTP Download any Type of File (binary or text)

The Download method may be called to download any type of file. It may be a binary file such as a .zip, .pdf, etc., or it may be text (.xml, .txt, etc.). There is no distinction. The Download method downloads the file from the web server and streams it to a file byte-for-byte exactly as received. Any web page may be downloaded in the same fashion. Passing a URL for a page that would normally be viewed in a browser would simply download to a file the HTML delivered by the web server.

SSL/TLS connections are fully supported by simply specifying a URL that begins with "https://".

Download Chilkat HTTP ActiveX

<?php

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

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

//  Download a .zip
$localFilePath = '/temp/hamlet.zip';
$success = $http->Download('http://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.zip',$localFilePath);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Download an XML file:
$localFilePath = '/temp/hamlet.xml';
$success = $http->Download('http://www.chilkatsoft.com/hamlet.xml',$localFilePath);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'OK!' . "\n";

?>