Explanation of 07

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- The Goal | HTTP Header Parameters | Veezi Endpoint Information | Learning about PHP's Arrays | More About Headers | Reading XML Files | Testing Programs | v01test07processform.php
- v01test0000processform | v01test0001processform | v01test0002processform | v01test0003processform | v01test0004processform | reserve
External Links:
- Veezi Help Pages: Intro | Auth | Session | Web Session | Films | Film Pack | Screen | Site | Attribute || Veezi API Proof of Concept
- Veezi | Web Site | Support and Resources | Getting Started Guide, the Veezi-er Way (PDF File) | reserve
- SOAP UI | Web Site | SoapUI Home Page || Blake's Web Site: Veezi to Excel | Veezi API PHP | reserve
- Blake's | Web Site | VeeziHelpDoc || SoapUI Help Doc | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 || SoapUI email from Joe | reserve
- YouTube Video | May 05, 2020 | 05:24 | SoapUI API/Webservices Testing Part 1- Introduction & Installation on Windows
- Blake's Web Sites php2022 | PHP and MySQL | SoapUIapiPart3#v1film | Veezi APIs thru Excel | Explanation Of 07 | reserve

The Goal

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The goal is to send a GET request with headers and get back and display the xml records from Veezi.
I'll be using the "Try It Editor" from w3schools,
- to debug "v01test07processform.php" one line at a time.

HTTP Header Parameters

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HTTP Header Parameters
Count	Header	Value
1	VeeziAccessToken	19m3sgh48vcax1p9mmhp4dd87w
2	Accept	application/xml

Veezi Endpoint Information

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https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/session
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/session{id}
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/websession
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film/{id}
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/filmpackage
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/filmpackage{id}
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/screen
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/screen{id}
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/site
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/attribute
https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/attribute{id}

Learning about PHP's Arrays

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Google Search: php simplexmlelement to array
www.php.net | Manual | Arrays - An array in PHP is actually an ordered map.
- A map is a type that associates values to keys.
- As array values can be other arrays, trees and multidimensional arrays are also possible
- php.net's link explains it all. I'd like to see an example of displaying arrays in a formatted fashion.
www.php.net | Manual | array - Create an array
www.w3schools.com | Tutorial | PHP Arrays - An array stores multiple values in one single variable:
www.w3schools.com | Tutorial | PHP array() Function - Example: Assign and Print
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Learning More Headers

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Google Search: PHP Endpoint url and resource url
Google Search: PHP API GET Endpoint
geeksforgeeks.org | 11/30/21 | Get the full URL in PHP
php.net | URLs
rapidapi.com | 04/16/21 | How to Use an API with PHP (Complete Beginner's Guide)

first time using this line for HTTP 1.1

new to this line: curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION, CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1);

php.net docs on curl

php.net: curl_init | curl_setopt | curl_exec | curl_close | reserve

Questions

curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true);
is there an option like this for GET ?
Google Search: curlopt_get

Learning how to Read XML Files

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Google Search: how to read xml file in php

Testing Programs

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Count	Form Program	ProcessForm Program	View Written Program	Reserve
1	v01test01.php	v01test01processform.php	View Written Program	Reserve
2	v01test02.php	v01test02processform.php	View Written Program	Reserve
3	v01test03.php	v01test03processform.php	View Written Program	Reserve
4	v01test04.php	v01test04processform.php	View Written Program	Reserve
5	v01test05.php	v01test05processform.php	View Written Program	Reserve
6	v01test06.php	v01test06processform.php	View Written Program	Reserve
7	v01test07.php	v01test07processform.php	View Written Program	Reserve
8	v01test08.php	v01test08processform.php	View Written Program	Reserve

My Newer Experiments

Count	Form Program	ProcessForm Program	View Written Program	Comments
0	v01test0000.php	v01test0000processform.php	View Written Program	reqbin creates this, displays aprox 110,000 characters
1	v01test0001.php	v01test0001processform.php	View Written Program	sets up header array with brackets, displays results differently
2	v01test0002.php	v01test0002processform.php	View Written Program	Displays the Title of the very first record found in the request.
3	v01test0003.php	v01test0003processform.php	View Written Program	Displays (as of today) 43 records, each on its own line. Id, Title, ShortName as: "The title of the movie (Id) is (Title) and it's shortname is (ShortName)".
4	v01test0004.php	v01test0004processform.php	View Written Program	Just like 0003, but without the extra verbage, ie: the title of the movie .... Id, Title, ShortName, Genre, Distributor: In a table so the 5 fields line up better..
5	v01test0005.php	v01test0005processform.php	View Written Program	My first attempt with Sessions FeatureStartTime, Film Id, Id, ScreenId, Title: In a table so the 5 fields line up nice.. Later I'll make the FeatureStartTime column look better.

v01test07processform.php

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$url = "https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film";

$curl = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$headers = array(
   "VeeziAccessToken: 19m3sgh48vcax1p9mmhp4dd87w",
   "Accept: application/xml",
);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
//for debug only!
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

$resp = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);
var_dump($resp);

the URL on a browser looks like this:
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test07processform.php?
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test07processform.php
with a blank page, I don't think I can send headers with this command.
When I try this in "reqbin" I get back: Status 200 (OK)
- v01test07processform.php is modeled after reqbin's example for: How do I get an XML from the server? [PHP Code]
But when I try to run it as v01test07 .... it doesn't work.

v01test08processform.php

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$url = 'https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film';
$headers = array(
   "VeeziAccessToken: 19m3sgh48vcax1p9mmhp4dd87w",
   "Accept: application/xml",
);

$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, true);    // we want headers
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_NOBODY, false);    // we don't need body, i changed from true to false
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT,10);
$output = curl_exec($ch);
$httpcode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
curl_close($ch);

echo 'HTTP code: ' . $httpcode;

the URL on a browser looks like this:
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test07processform.php?
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test07processform.php
with a blank page, I don't think I can send headers with this command.
When I try this in the "Tryit Editor" I get back: HTTP code: 0
But when I try to run it as v01test08 .... it doesn't work.
learn about curl_getinfo()

v01test0000processform.php

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$url = "https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film";

$curl = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$headers = array(
   "VeeziAccessToken: 19m3sgh48vcax1p9mmhp4dd87w",
   "Accept: application/xml",
);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
//for debug only!
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

$resp = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);
var_dump($resp);

the URL on a browser looks like this:
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test0000processform.php?
The title on the tab displays "Compartment Number 6", I don't know why yet.
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test0000processform.php
The title on the tab displays "Compartment Number 6", I don't know why yet.
With a page full of data.
"Tryit Editor" what do I get back ?
"reqbin Editor" what do I get back ?
Why does this work and the previous programs did not work.

v01test0001processform.php

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$url = "https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film";

$curl = curl_init($url);

curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
   'VeeziAccessToken: 19m3sgh48vcax1p9mmhp4dd87w',
   'Accept: application/xml',
   'Content-Type: application/xml'
]);

//for debug only!
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

$resp = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);
echo $resp . PHP_EOL . "End";

the only two differences between 0001 and 0000 is:
1. The header array is using [] brackets, and elimanated the need for the $header variable, its set up in the CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER sttm.
2. 0000 uses var_dump to display returned data and 0001 uses echo to display the same returned data.
the URL on a browser looks like this:
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test0001processform.php?
The title on the tab displays "Compartment Number 6", I don't know why yet.
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test0001processform.php
The title on the tab displays "Compartment Number 6", I don't know why yet.

v01test0002processform.php

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$url = "https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film";

$curl = curl_init($url);

curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
   'VeeziAccessToken: 19m3sgh48vcax1p9mmhp4dd87w',
   'Accept: application/xml',
   'Content-Type: application/xml'
]);

//for debug only!
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

$resp = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);
//echo $resp . PHP_EOL . "End";

$movies = new SimpleXMLElement($resp);

echo $movies->Film[0]->Title;

Displays the Title of the very first record found in the request.
the URL on a browser looks like this:
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test0001processform.php?
The title on the tab displays "Compartment Number 6", I don't know why yet.
http://www.prupis.info/classphp/php2022/ch08/v01test0001processform.php
The title on the tab displays "Compartment Number 6", I don't know why yet.

v01test0003processform.php

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$url = "https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film";

$curl = curl_init($url);

curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
   'VeeziAccessToken: 19m3sgh48vcax1p9mmhp4dd87w',
   'Accept: application/xml',
   'Content-Type: application/xml'
]);

//for debug only!
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

$resp = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);

$movies = new SimpleXMLElement($resp);

$Films = $movies->Film;
foreach ($Films as $Film) {
    $id = $Film->Id;
    $title = $Film->Title;
    $shortName = $Film->ShortName;
    print_r ("The title of the movie $id is $title and it's shortname is $shortName." . "
" . "\n");
}

Displays (as of today 4/24/22) 43 records, each on its own line.
Id, Title, ShortName as: "The title of the movie (Id) is (Title) and it's shortname is (ShortName)".

v01test0004processform.php

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$url = "https://api.us.veezi.com/v1/film";

$curl = curl_init($url);

curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
   'VeeziAccessToken: 19m3sgh48vcax1p9mmhp4dd87w',
   'Accept: application/xml',
   'Content-Type: application/xml'
]);

//for debug only!
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false);

$resp = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);
//echo $resp . PHP_EOL . "End";

$movies = new SimpleXMLElement($resp);

echo "(h1)Blake's Fourth Veezi Film PHP and API Try(/h1)";
echo "";

$cnt = 0;
$Films = $movies->Film;
foreach ($Films as $Film) {
	$cnt = $cnt + 1; 
    $id = $Film->Id;
    $title = $Film->Title;
    $shortName = $Film->ShortName;
	$genre = $Film->Genre;
	$dist = $Film->Distributor;
	print_r ("");
	print_r ("");
	print_r ("");
	print_r ("");
	print_r ("");
	print_r ("");
}

echo " Count  ID  Title  ShortName  Genre  Distributor  
 " . $cnt . " " . $id . " " . $title . " " . $shortName . " " . $genre . " " . $dist . "  ";
echo "
The End";

Just like 0003, but without the extra verbage, ie: the title of the movie ....
Id, Title, ShortName, Genre, Distributor: In a table so the 5 fields line up better...
Note: instructions for the table are getting executed within the PHP example for 0004.

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Count	ID	Title	ShortName	Genre	Distributor
" . $cnt . "	" . $id . "	" . $title . "	" . $shortName . "	" . $genre . "	" . $dist . "