SilverStripe: How do I make HTTP Request to another website?

Question

I am trying to make a HTTP request to another website inside a controller method. I searched for solutions but I can't find any working examples.

Here is my code:

$r = new HttpRequest('http://community.bba.org/home', HttpRequest::METH_GET);
$r->addQueryData(array('SessionID' => $arrGetParams['SessionID']));
try {
    $r->send();
} catch (HttpException $ex) {}

I get the following error:

Fatal error: Class 'HttpRequest' not found in C:\wamp\www\abb\mysite\code\form\ALoginForm.php on line 215

How can I get this HTTP request working?

I am using SilverStripe on WAMP on a Windows 7 machine.

"That didn't work" - what happened instead? Error message, log file, description of behaviour might help diagnose problem — lessthanideal
added the error message, I think there's another way to make http request in "SilverStripe" — user1400290

Dan Hensby Dan Hensby · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-01T18:28:22

The built in way to make requests to external sites or resources is by using the RestfulService

Docs are here: http://docs.silverstripe.org/en/3.1/developer_guides/integration/restfulservice/

Typical usage:

$service = new RestfulService('http://community.bba.org/home', 1200); //domain, cache duration
$service->setQueryString(array(
    'SessionID' => $arrGetParams['SessionID'],
));
$response = $service->request();
$body = $response->getBody();

If you want to use PHP's HTTPRequest you'll have to installthe http extension (http://php.net/manual/en/http.install.php)

SilverStripe: How do I make HTTP Request to another website?

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