PHP Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Example: Http.HttpStr method

Shows how to use the HttpStr method to send an HTTP POST request with the text of a string as the request body. The example sends the following request:

POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
Host: chilkatsoft.com
Accept: */*
Accept-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 26

{"greeting":"Hello World"}

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Chilkat2 PHP

<?php

use Chilkat2\Http;
use Chilkat2\HttpResponse;

$success = false;

$http = new Http();
$success = false;

$requestBody = '{"greeting":"Hello World"}';

// This URL echoes the contents of the request body, letting us view it.
$url = 'https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp';

// Send a POST with the contents of the string in the HTTP request body.
$resp = new HttpResponse();
try {
    $http->HttpStr('POST', $url, $requestBody, 'utf-8', 'application/json', $resp);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo 'Response Status Code: ', $resp->StatusCode, "\n";

// Examine the request we sent.
// The LastHeader property stores the HTTP request header of the most recent request sent,
// and in this instance, the response body mirrors the request body.
echo $http->LastHeader, "\n";
echo $resp->BodyStr, "\n";

// Output:

// POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com
// Accept: */*
// Accept-Encoding: gzip
// Content-Type: application/json
// Content-Length: 26
//
// {"greeting":"Hello World"}