(PHP Extension) Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.2.0 or greater.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

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

$http = new CkHttp();

// The following request will be sent.
// The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

// Send a request with the following header:

// 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";

?>