Bug #1333

HTTP_Request always sets Content-Type on requests

Details

Submitted	2004-05-03 19:45 UTC
From	cardoe at cardoe dot com
Assigned	avb
Status	Closed
Package	HTTP_Request
PHP Version	Irrelevant
OS	Linux
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2004-05-03 19:45 UTC] cardoe at cardoe dot com

Description:
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HTTP_Request (version 1.2 & 1.2.1) always set Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded even on GET requests (this is the incorrect behavior.

As a follow up, if you do a POST request and reuse the same object to make a GET request, it will put the POST data in the content body. Also an incorrect behavior, it shouldn't put anything. Currently I'm using a ->clearPostData() method call, which is depreciated.

Reproduce code:
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<?
$req->setURL("http://www.google.com");
$req->setMethod(HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_GET);
$req->sendRequest();
//view this with Ethereal
//Content-Type is on

$req->setURL("http://www.google.com");
$req->setMethod(HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_POST);
$req->addPostData("myVar", "1");
$req->sendRequest();

$req->setURL("http://www.google.com");
$req->setMethod(HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_GET);
$req->sendRequest();
//view this with Ethereal
//my var will be sent like POST data and Content-Type is on.

Expected result:
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no Content-Type for any GET & no previous POST data sent with GET.