Thread: HTTP with Portable Component Library

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    HTTP with Portable Component Library

    I'm experimenting with new Portable C++ Component Library using classes for HTTP connection.
    HTTP connecting works fine, but I have problems sending data using get/post method. I'm trying to send login data to my site using post method, but Apache doesn't receive them in correct format. Message header is corrupted, some weird symbols occurs.

    Code:
      try
      {
    // making connection and sending parameters
        HTTPClientSession session("mysite.com");
        HTTPRequest req(HTTPRequest::HTTP_POST, "/console/index.php");
        req.set("username", "karas");
        req.set("password", "blabla");
        session.sendRequest(req);
    
        HTTPResponse resp;
        istream& rs =  session.receiveResponse(resp);
        StreamCopier::copyStream(rs, cout);// prints response message body
      }
      catch (Exception& exc)
      {
        cout << exc.displayText() << endl;
      }
    Parameters username and password are sent but there are also symbols in the header which aren't text. Someone has idea what could be wrong: is it library, bad data encoding, something else?
    Thanks in advance.

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    Solved, here's the code if someone needs it:

    Code:
    // set URL
    URI uri("http://mysite.com/karas/login.php?user=karas&pass=blah");
    string path(uri.getPathAndQuery());
    if (path.empty())
      path = "/";
    
    // set connection
    HTTPClientSession session(uri.getHost(), uri.getPort());
    HTTPRequest req(HTTPRequest::HTTP_POST, path, HTTPMessage::HTTP_1_1);
    session.sendRequest(req);
    
    // print response to STDOUT
    HTTPResponse resp;
    istream& rs =  session.receiveResponse(resp);
    StreamCopier::copyStream(rs, cout);
    Instead of C strings class string is used beacuse of references.

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