PHP ActiveX 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

PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.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..
print $http->LastHeader . "\n";
print '----' . "\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');
print $http->LastHeader . "\n";

?>