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PHP Requires Chilkat v11.2.0+

Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Shows how to replace or remove default HTTP headers.

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Http;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$http = new Http();

// The following request will be sent.
// The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

// GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com
// Accept: */*
// Accept-Encoding: gzip

$responseBody = $http->QuickGetStr('https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt');
// Examine the request header we just sent..
echo $http->LastHeader, "\n";
echo "----\n";

// Remove the default headers:
$http->RemoveRequestHeader('Accept');
$http->RemoveRequestHeader('Accept-Encoding');

// Send a request with the following header:

// GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
// Host: chilkatsoft.com

$responseBody = $http->QuickGetStr('https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt');
echo $http->LastHeader, "\n";