Can't send JSON request from php?

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I tried to send JSON request from me server like this :

public function subscribe() {
    $arrData = array(
        'name' => $name,
        'user_id' => $user_id,
        'merchant_reference' => $merchant_reference
    );

    $ch = curl_init(env('MY_API'));
    # Setup request to send json via POST.
    $data = json_encode($arrData);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type:application/json'));
    # Return response instead of printing.
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    # Send request.
    $result = curl_exec($ch);
    curl_close($ch);
}

And when I call this function from the browser I get error 415, But when I call it from Postman it work's fine and return the right response.

Any ideas?

add 'Accept: application/json', in header and test, and # Setup request to send json via POST. how? — devpro
– devpro, Commented Sep 27, 2016 at 11:18
$arrData does not exist in the subscribe method's scope. — Jonnix
– Jonnix, Commented Sep 27, 2016 at 11:22
I added Accept: application/json header but still getting the same error 415 Unsupported Media Type — Mohammad AL-Raoosh
– Mohammad AL-Raoosh, Commented Sep 27, 2016 at 11:24
have you tried to convert post json to curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($data)); ? — Ravi Sachaniya
– Ravi Sachaniya, Commented Sep 27, 2016 at 11:29

Mohammad AL-Raoosh · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-28 07:01:27Z

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The problem is like what @devpro said in my local server, it seems that there is some configuration that i need to change in my local server to allow sending JSON request

answered Sep 28, 2016 at 7:01

Mohammad AL-Raoosh

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Pavel S. Kamenev · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-27 13:38:09Z

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As I see you don't pass $arrData to the subscribe function

answered Sep 27, 2016 at 13:38

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Mohammad AL-Raoosh Over a year ago

The $arrData is inside subscribe function

Gedweb · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-27 14:57:53Z

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You forgot set option

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);

Also always can debug query with any own TCP listener, like a netcat

UPD: After send request, check response status code:

$httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

edited Sep 27, 2016 at 14:57

answered Sep 27, 2016 at 13:59

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Gedweb Over a year ago

@MohammadAL-Raoosh, your code, not consider lack of CURLOPT_URL option, sucessful run. So, maybe 415 not related with this query?

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