(PHP using ActiveX) HTTP POST JSON

Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST and get the JSON response.

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<?php

$req = new COM("Chilkat.HttpRequest");
$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;
}

//  This example duplicates the HTTP POST shown at
//  http://json.org/JSONRequest.html

//  Specifically, the request to be sent looks like this:
//  
POST /request HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/jsonrequest
Content-Encoding: identity
Content-Length: 72
Content-Type: application/jsonrequest
Host: json.penzance.org

{"user":"doctoravatar@penzance.com","forecast":7,"t":"vlIj","zip":94089}


//  First, remove default header fields that would be automatically
//  sent.  (These headers are harmless, and shouldn't need to
//  be suppressed, but just in case...)
$http->AcceptCharset = '';
$http->UserAgent = '';
$http->AcceptLanguage = '';
//  Suppress the Accept-Encoding header by disallowing
//  a gzip response:
$http->AllowGzip = 0;

//  If a Cookie needs to be added, it may be added by calling
//  AddQuickHeader:
$http->AddQuickHeader('Cookie','JSESSIONID=1234');

$jsonText = '{\'user\':\'doctoravatar@penzance.com\',\'forecast\':7,\'t\':\'vlIj\',\'zip\':94089}';

//  To use SSL/TLS, simply use "https://" in the URL.

//  IMPORTANT: Make sure to change the URL, JSON text,
//  and other data items to your own values.  The URL used
//  in this example will not actually work.

// resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson('http://json.penzance.org/request',$jsonText);
if (is_null($resp)) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
}
else {
    //  Display the JSON response.
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\n";
}


?>