PHP sends GET instead of POST - php

Question

I have to post some data, but the same adress have some GET and POST functions. My PHP is sending a GET instead of a POST.
$apiURL = 'https://myAPI.com.br/api';
$data = http_build_query(array('postdata' => 10));
$uriRequest = $apiURL.'/main';
$options = array(
"ssl"=>array(
"verify_peer"=>false,
"verify_peer_name"=>false,
),
'https' => array(
'header' => 'Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
'method' => 'POST',
'content' => $data
),
);
$context = stream_context_create($options);
$result = file_get_contents($uriRequest, false, $context);
if ($result === FALSE) {
return var_dump($result);
}
return var_dump($result);
I know the ssl part it isnt safe, but it is just for prototyping purpose.
I cant get PHP to POST intestead of GET on the adress 'https://myAPI.com.br/api/main'.

Answer 1

Judging from http://php.net/manual/de/function.stream-context-create.php#74795 the correct way to create a stream context for a https secured page is:
<?php
$context_options = array (
'http' => array (
'method' => 'POST',
'header'=> "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n"
. "Content-Length: " . strlen($data) . "\r\n",
'content' => $data
)
);
As you can see we are using 'http' => array... instead of https.