How do I encapsulate PHP variables in a string? (in POST request body)

Question

I want to have this body:

{
 "name": "sales_support",
 "description": "The sales support team",
 "parentOrgUnitPath": "/corp/support",
 }

In a PHP curl post request.

How do I add the variables into this line properly?

CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{ "name":"' .$createOUname '","description":"' .$description '","parentOrgUnitPath":"'.$parentOUpath'"},

I have tried it like this but then I get this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ''","description":"'' (T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING), expecting ')'

What did I do wrong in my code? I cant get hold of how to resolve this

don't write json string by hand, that's why there's `json_encode` function in the first place — Kevin, Nov 15 '19 at 09:39

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 15 '19 at 10:07

0

Create array with variables,and send json_encode() data to CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS

$postFields = array(
    "name"  =>  $createOUname,
    "description"   =>  $description,
    "parentOrgUnitPath" =>  $parentOUpath
)

And then

CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode($postFields),

edited Nov 15 '19 at 10:07

Quentin

answered Nov 15 '19 at 09:37

Anant Kumar Singh

$body = array( "name" => $createOUname, "description" => $description, "parentOrgUnitPath" => $parentOUpath ); this did it for me thanks – Y_Lakdime Nov 15 '19 at 09:43
@user3660293 yes, missed variable. updated now. check pls – Anant Kumar Singh Nov 15 '19 at 09:44

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