PHP Curl COQL Select Query works with string but fails with Variable

Hey there,

I had a similar issue before when working with PHP Curl and COQL select queries. From my personal experience, the problem could be related to the way the data is being sent in the request.

When you directly pass the query as a string, it works because the CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS option expects a URL-encoded query string. However, when you pass it as an array, the CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS option automatically tries to convert it into a URL-encoded format.

To overcome this, you can manually encode the query string using the http_build_query() function. Here's an example:

php
$coqlQuery = "SELECT * FROM my_table";

$apiUrl = "https://example.com/api";



$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $apiUrl);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query(array(

    "coql" => $coqlQuery

)));

$response = curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch);



// Handle response

Hey everyone,

I encountered a similar problem while working with PHP Curl and COQL select queries. In my case, the issue was related to the format of the data being passed in the request.

When you pass the query as a string directly, PHP Curl uses the CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS option to send the request body as a plain string. However, when you pass it as an array, PHP Curl uses the same option to automatically convert the array into a URL-encoded format. This can sometimes cause compatibility issues with certain APIs.

To overcome this, you can try passing the query as a JSON-encoded string instead of using an array. Here's an example:

php
$coqlQuery = "SELECT * FROM my_table";

$apiUrl = "https://example.com/api";



$requestData = json_encode(array(

    "coql" => $coqlQuery

));



$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $apiUrl);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $requestData);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array(

  'Content-Type: application/json',

  'Content-Length: ' . strlen($requestData))

);

$response = curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch);



// Handle response

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Hey folks,

I ran into a similar problem recently while using PHP Curl with COQL select queries. It took some trial and error, but I found a solution that worked for me.

The issue seems to stem from how the query string is being passed in the request body. When using an array, the parameter is automatically converted to a URL-encoded format. However, some APIs may not handle this format properly.

One approach that worked for me was to manually specify the content type as application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Here's an example of how to modify the code:

php
$coqlQuery = "SELECT * FROM my_table";

$apiUrl = "https://example.com/api";



$data = array(

    "coql" => $coqlQuery

);

$queryString = http_build_query($data);



$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $apiUrl);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $queryString);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array(

    'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

));

$response = curl_exec($ch);

curl_close($ch);



// Handle response

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