Re: Passing complex data back when using cURL

From	bill <william@TechServSys.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.php
Subject	Re: Passing complex data back when using cURL
Date	2013-01-20 15:01 -0500
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On 1/20/2013 2:56 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 1/20/2013 2:42 PM, bill wrote:
>> I need to take an array that contains arrays and pass it back
>> to the
>> script that asked for it using cURL.  I have set
>> CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER
>> to 1 so the data comes back to a variable in the calling program.
>>
>> The data is alphaneumeric and contains "@" as part of email
>> addresses.
>>
>> I want to have the data back in an array or arrays in the
>> calling script.
>>
>> I looked at serialize, but fear that the null bytes would not
>> transfer
>> properly.
>>
>> I looked at json_encode/decode but wonder about the options.
>>
>> What would be the best way to move the data from the server
>> back to the
>> cURL client ?
>>
>> -bill
>
> Generally the best way would be to use json.  You could also do
> something like serialize the data and then base64 encode the data.
>
> Other ways are possible also, but more complicated.
>
Thanks Jerry,
simple is good.

bill

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Passing complex data back when using cURL bill <william@TechServSys.com> - 2013-01-20 14:42 -0500
  Re: Passing complex data back when using cURL Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-01-20 14:56 -0500
    Re: Passing complex data back when using cURL bill <william@TechServSys.com> - 2013-01-20 15:01 -0500

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