OAuth::fetch

Fetch an OAuth protected resource

Description

public mixed OAuth::fetch(
    string $protected_resource_url,
    array $extra_parameters = ?,
    string $http_method = ?,
    array $http_headers = ?
)

Fetch a resource.

Parameters

protected_resource_url

URL to the OAuth protected resource.

extra_parameters

Extra parameters to send with the request for the resource.

http_method

One of the OAUTH_HTTP_METHOD_* OAUTH constants, which includes GET, POST, PUT, HEAD, or DELETE.

HEAD (OAUTH_HTTP_METHOD_HEAD) can be useful for discovering information prior to the request (if OAuth credentials are in the Authorization header).

http_headers

HTTP client headers (such as User-Agent, Accept, etc.)

Return Values

Returns true on success or false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
PECL oauth 1.0.0 Previously returned null on failure, instead of false.
PECL oauth 0.99.5 The http_method parameter was added
PECL oauth 0.99.8 The http_headers parameter was added

Examples

Example #1 OAuth::fetch example

<?php
try {
    $oauth = new OAuth("consumer_key","consumer_secret",OAUTH_SIG_METHOD_HMACSHA1,OAUTH_AUTH_TYPE_AUTHORIZATION);
    $oauth->setToken("access_token","access_token_secret");

    $oauth->fetch("http://photos.example.net/photo?file=vacation.jpg");

    $response_info = $oauth->getLastResponseInfo();
    header("Content-Type: {$response_info["content_type"]}");
    echo $oauth->getLastResponse();
} catch(OAuthException $E) {
    echo "Exception caught!\n";
    echo "Response: ". $E->lastResponse . "\n";
}
?>

See Also

  • OAuth::getLastResponse
  • OAuth::getLastResponseInfo
  • OAuth::setToken