(PHP Extension) Transition from Crypt2.GetSignerCertChain to Crypt2.LastSignerCert

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetSignerCertChain method calls with LastSignerCert.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");
// Use "chilkat_9_5_0.php" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0

$crypt2 = new CkCrypt2();

// ...
// ...
$index = 0;

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The GetSignerCertChain method is deprecated:

// certchainObj is a CkCertChain
$certchainObj = $crypt2->GetSignerCertChain($index);
if ($crypt2->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $crypt2->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using LastSignerCert, and then get the certificate chain from the cert.
// Your application creates a new, empty Cert object which is passed 
// in the last argument and filled upon success.

$signerCert = new CkCert();
$success = $crypt2->LastSignerCert($index,$signerCert);
if ($success == false) {
    print $crypt2->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$certChain = new CkCertChain();
$success = $signerCert->BuildCertChain($certChain);
if ($success == false) {
    print $signerCert->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}


?>