XMLHTTP / XMLHttpRequest

Shows how to send an XMLHttpRequest POST and get the response. The body of the HTTP request is an XML document.

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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 != true) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Note: You must first replace the domain and path of this example with real values.
//  There is nothing at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/something.asp

//  Build an XMLHTTP request.  The XML passed to UseXmlHttp is sent
//  in the body of the request.
$req->UseXmlHttp('<test>This is the XML to be sent</test>');
$req->Path = '/something.asp';

//  Send the HTTP POST and get the response.  Note: This is a blocking call.
//  The method does not return until the full HTTP response is received.

$domain = 'www.chilkatsoft.com';
$port = 80;
$ssl = false;

$resp = $http->SynchronousRequest($domain,$port,$ssl,$req);
if (is_null($resp)) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
}
else {
    //  Display the body of the response.
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\n";
}

?>