(PHP Extension) Transition from Http.PostUrlEncoded to Http.HttpReq

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated PostUrlEncoded method calls with HttpReq.

Sends the following raw HTTP request:

POST /echoPost.asp HTTP/1.1
Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 50

company=example&ip=111.111.111.111&url=example.com

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

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

$http = new CkHttp();

$url = 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp';

$req = new CkHttpRequest();
$req->AddParam('company','example');
$req->AddParam('ip','111.111.111.111');
$req->AddParam('url','example.com');

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The PostUrlEncoded method is deprecated:

// responseObj is a CkHttpResponse
$responseObj = $http->PostUrlEncoded($url,$req);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using HttpReq.
// Your application creates a new, empty HttpResponse object which is passed 
// in the last argument and filled upon success.

$req2 = new CkHttpRequest();
$req2->AddParam('company','example');
$req2->AddParam('ip','111.111.111.111');
$req2->AddParam('url','example.com');

$req2->put_HttpVerb('POST');
$req2->put_ContentType('application/x-www-form-urlencoded');

$resp = new CkHttpResponse();
$success = $http->HttpReq($url,$req2,$resp);
if ($success == false) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Results are contained in the HTTP response object...

?>