simple-php-proxy

Very simple PHP proxy (e.g. to call API from JavaScript bypassing SameOrigin restriction).

Usage

1. Copy simple-php-proxy.php to your webserver (e.g. to /php/simple-php-proxy.php
2. Change $URL_START variable (line 6) to your API server address! You can skip this step, but it is strongly recommended.
3. Call the API like following: php/simple-php-proxy.php?url=api-method&parameter=value. You can use GET and POST requests.

Examples

GET request

It's assumed that $URL_START is set to something like http://api.myservice.com/

$.get(
    "/php/simple-php-proxy.php?url=get-item&id=101"
)
.done(function(data) {
  processResult(data);
})
.fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, error) {
  console.log("jqXHR:", jqXHR, "\r\n", "textStatus:", textStatus, "\r\n", "error:", error);
});

POST request

It's assumed that $URL_START is set to something like http://api.myservice.com/

$.ajax({
    method: 'POST',
    url: "/php/simple-php-proxy.php?url=save-item,
    data: {'id': '101', 'text': 'new item text'}, 
})        
.done(function(data) {
  processResult(data);
})
.fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, error) {
  console.log("jqXHR:", jqXHR, "\r\n", "textStatus:", textStatus, "\r\n", "error:", error);
});        

Acknowledgements

The code is based on https://github.com/cowboy/php-simple-proxy project. You can use the project if you need a more powerful proxy.