PHP ActiveX

Example: Http.HttpJson method - Send a POST with JSON Body

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Demonstrates how to call the HttpJson method, which sends an HTTP POST with a JSON body. This 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

PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
$success = 0;

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");

// Build the following JSON:  {"greeting":"Hello World"}
$json->UpdateString('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 JSON in the HTTP request body.
$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST',$url,$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print '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.
print $http->LastHeader . "\n";
print $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"}

?>