PHP

HTTP Verb - How to use any Verb (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PROPFIND, etc.)

The HttpVerb property may be set to anything. Typically, it is set to the common/standard HTTP verbs such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. It can be set to anything, including custom verbs that only have meaning to your particular server-side application.

This example demonstrates how to compose an HTTP request using the PROPFIND verb, which is something one might use with a WebDAV request.

This example composes the following HTTP request:

   PROPFIND  /container/ HTTP/1.1
   Host: www.foo.bar
   Depth: 1
   Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"
   Content-Length: xxxx

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
   <D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:">
     <D:allprop/>
   </D:propfind>

Chilkat2 PHP

<?php

use Chilkat2\HttpRequest;
use Chilkat2\Xml;

$req = new HttpRequest();

// The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
// always be explicitly set.
$req->HttpVerb = 'PROPFIND';
$req->Path = '/container/';
$req->ContentType = 'text/xml';
$req->Charset = 'utf-8';
$req->SendCharset = true;

$req->AddHeader('Depth', '1');

$xml = new Xml();
$xml->Tag = 'propfind';
$xml->AddAttribute('xmlns:D', 'DAV:');
$xml->NewChild2('allprop', '');

$req->LoadBodyFromString($xml->GetXml(), 'utf-8');

// View the request that would be sent if HttpSReq was called:
$requestMime = $req->GenerateRequestText();
echo $requestMime, "\n";

// A few important comments about the HTTP request that is generated:
//
// 1) The Content-Length header is automatically generated based on the actual length of the MIME message
//    that follows the intial (topmost) MIME header.
// 2) The HOST header will automatically get filled in with the actual domain when HttpSReq
//    is called.