(PHP using ActiveX) HTTPS GET using SSL/TLS

To retrieve a resource using SSL/TLS (i.e. HTTPS), simply use a URL that begins with "https://". (This applies to any Chilkat HTTP method that has a URL argument, such as QuickGetStr, GetHead, QuickDeleteStr, etc.)

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;
}

//  Send the HTTP GET and return the content in a string.

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

print $html . "\n";
?>