Getting a curl response in string format

Question

I am trying to execute a url and getting its response. Following is the code that executes the curl. I want the curl execution to return me a string in $result.

<?php
$fields = array
(
'username'=>urlencode($username),
'pwrd'=>urlencode($pwrd),
'customer_num'=>urlencode($customer_num)
);

$url = 'http://localhost/test200.php';
//open connection
set_time_limit(20);
$ch = curl_init();

//set the url, number of POST vars, POST data
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,$url);
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POST,count($fields));
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,$fields_string);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); 
//execute post
$result = curl_exec($ch);

//close connection
curl_close($ch);
echo $result; //I want $result to be "Successful"
?>

This is my test200.php on localhost:

<?php
$usernam = $_POST['username'];
$pass = $_POST['pwrd'];
$customer_num = $_POST['customer_num'];
echo "Successful!";
?>

What changes do I make in test200.php? Please help.

How do i do that? (m new here.)

user1051505
– user1051505

2012-04-25 08:25:47 +00:00
Commented Apr 25, 2012 at 8:25 — user1051505
– user1051505, Commented Apr 25, 2012 at 8:25

Pratik Mandrekar · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-25 08:18:38Z

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You should use the httpcode returned by the curl execution and not rely on a string that is returned

$res = curl_exec($ch);
$httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

Here - http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum88/12492.htm

answered Apr 25, 2012 at 8:18

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optimusprime619 · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-25 08:22:02Z

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Once the data is sent to test200.php do the appropriate manipulation like insert the posted values into a table and on success

echo "Successful!";

or print the same in your test200.php.. assuming you are doing an insert code in test200.php code would be like

<?php
$qry = "INSERT INTO `your_table` (`field_customer_name`, `field_username`, `field_password`) VALUES ($fields['customer_num'], $fields['username'], some_encrypt_fxn($fields['pwrd']))";
mysql_query($qry);
$err_flag = mysql_error($your_conn_link);
if($err_flag == '') {
  echo "Successful!";
}
else {
  echo "Failed, Error " . $err_flag;
}
?>

If the purpose of getting "Successful!" is to check if the cURL returns success then i suggest using Prateik's answer of using the returned status code

edited Apr 25, 2012 at 8:22

answered Apr 25, 2012 at 8:16

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user1051505 Over a year ago

the code gets executed well. I have checked that.I just want the test200.php to return a string. Based on the returned string, I have to execute next piece of code.

user1051505 Over a year ago

Somehow a simple print("Successful"); statement in test200.php worked well. The response i get now is as follows: HTTP Code: 0 Array ( [0] => [1] => Successful )

user1051505 · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-07 08:34:49Z

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Somehow a simple print("Successful"); statement in test200.php worked well. The response i get now is as follows: HTTP Code: 0 Array ( [0] => [1] => Successful )

answered Mar 7, 2013 at 8:34

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