XML in curl PHP - php

Question

I am calling an API using CURL.
When I run it directly in browser or via ajax request it runs well and gives xml output.The Api am calling stores the xml in a database table and would only then work well.
However when I call it via PHP curl their table is not getting updated.
The code am doing it with PHP curl is
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $api);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "GET");
$headers = array();
$headers[] = "Accept: application/json";
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
$result = curl_exec($ch);
Sample URL : http://example.com/code=x05a&businessKeyValue=8519ada0-9e2f-e265-8698-5b6145af9704&entity=funded_program_concession&parameters=fpc_funded_program_concession_id%7C8519ada0-9e2f-e265-8698-5b6145af9704&parameters=fps_funded_program_subsidy_id%7Cf320f2d9-7c6a-0b56-2940-5b61147a0f3d
If I open this link which opens it in browser, it works good, but if I run it via curl the API is not receiving xml content.
How can I resolve this issue?

Answer 1

$api='http://example.com/code=x05a&businessKeyValue=8519ada0-9e2f-e265-8698-5b6145af9704&entity=funded_program_concession&parameters=fpc_funded_program_concession_id%7C8519ada0-9e2f-e265-8698-5b6145af9704&parameters=fps_funded_program_subsidy_id%7Cf320f2d9-7c6a-0b56-2940-5b61147a0f3d';
$ch = curl_init();
$headers = array();//put your headers only if you need them
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $api);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "GET");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$result= curl_exec($ch);
return $result;
This should work for you. Inside your headers array make sure you put the headers you need and not extra. This is a simple curl, get call so i guess the above code will work without any trouble.
If you want to accept xml then you can got for Accept:application/xml or Accept:application/xhtml+xml
If the above methods don't work provide us with your error.
echo 'Curl error: ' . curl_error($ch);
Add the above line as a breaking point in your code and see what's the error.