(PHP Extension) Send HTTPS POST with XML Body

Demonstrates how to send an HTTP (or HTTPS) POST where the body of the request is XML.

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<?php

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

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

$http = new CkHttp();

$strXml = '<TransactionSetup xmlns=\'https://xyz.com\'><Credentials><AccountID>XXX</AccountID></Credentials></TransactionSetup>';

// Choose a content-type.  Typical content types for XML POSTs are "application/xml" or "text/xml".
$http->SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','text/xml');

// Maybe you need other headers?
$http->SetRequestHeader('Accept','text/xml');

// resp is a CkHttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostXml('https://www.somewebsite.com/',$strXml,'utf-8');
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Examine the response status code:
print 'response status code = ' . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\n";

// Examine the response body:
print 'response body: ' . $resp->bodyStr() . "\n";


?>