EventHttpConnection::makeRequest

Makes an HTTP request over the specified connection

&reftitle.description; public `bool` `EventHttpConnection::makeRequest` `EventHttpRequest` `req` `int` `type` `string` `uri`

Makes an HTTP request over the specified connection. `type` is one of `EventHttpRequest::CMD_*` constants.

&reftitle.parameters;

`req`

- The connection object over which to send the request.

`type`

- One of `EventHttpRequest::CMD_*` constants .

`uri`

- The URI associated with the request.

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&return.success;

&reftitle.examples;

### `EventHttpConnection::makeRequest` example

    <?php
    function _request_handler($req, $base) {
        echo __FUNCTION__, PHP_EOL;

        if (is_null($req)) {
            echo "Timed out\n";
        } else {
            $response_code = $req->getResponseCode();

            if ($response_code == 0) {
                echo "Connection refused\n";
            } elseif ($response_code != 200) {
                echo "Unexpected response: $response_code\n";
            } else {
                echo "Success: $response_code\n";
                $buf = $req->getInputBuffer();
                echo "Body:\n";
                while ($s = $buf->readLine(EventBuffer::EOL_ANY)) {
                    echo $s, PHP_EOL;
                }
            }
        }

        $base->exit(NULL);
    }

    $address = "127.0.0.1";
    $port = 80;

    $base = new EventBase();
    $conn = new EventHttpConnection($base, NULL, $address, $port);
    $conn->setTimeout(5);
    $req = new EventHttpRequest("_request_handler", $base);

    $req->addHeader("Host", $address, EventHttpRequest::OUTPUT_HEADER);
    $req->addHeader("Content-Length", "0", EventHttpRequest::OUTPUT_HEADER);
    $conn->makeRequest($req, EventHttpRequest::CMD_GET, "/index.cphp");

    $base->loop();
    ?>

&example.outputs.similar;

    _request_handler
    Success: 200
    Body:
    PHP, date:
    2013-03-13T20:27:52+05:00

&reftitle.seealso;

- `EventHttpRequest::addHeader`