Send a REST Request with a Text Body

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Demonstrates Rest.FullRequestString, a convenience method that sends a complete request whose text body (such as JSON, XML, or plain text) is supplied directly, then reads and returns the response body as text.

<?php

$success = 0;

$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");
$bTls = 1;
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('example.com',443,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Send a complete request whose text body is supplied directly, such as JSON.  The response body is
//  read as text and returned.  The 1st argument is the HTTP verb, the 2nd is the URI path, and the
//  3rd is the request body.
$rest->AddHeader('Content-Type','application/json');

$jsonBody = '{ \'name\': \'example\', \'active\': true }';
$responseText = $rest->fullRequestString('POST','/api/items',$jsonBody);
if ($rest->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $responseText . "\n";

?>