How to Create a GET Request Using RESTful API in PHP

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Many times, we need to fetch data from a remote server for our applications, and we have to consider creating a small backend to request that data. If you want to send data, I have provided a post where I explain how to generate a POST request with PHP: How to create a POST request using PHP.

I’m going to quickly show you how to create an API using the PHP programming language, which you can deploy on Apache or XAMPP.

  1. Open your favorite code editor (Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, etc.).
  2. Create a file and name it obtener_color.php.
  3. Edit the file and add the following code:
<?php

$fruta= $_REQUEST['fruta'];


?>

By adding the line $fruta= $_REQUEST['fruta'];, we indicate that we are going to receive a GET parameter passed in the URL called “fruta” (fruit in Spanish).

The call to the file from a browser (a browser by default makes a GET request to the requested page) would look like this: http://localhost/obtener_nombre.php?fruta=pera

Now let’s add a small piece of data that will be returned.

<?php

$fruta= $_REQUEST['fruta'];

if($fruta == "pera"){
 echo "verde";
}

?>

With the added code:

if($fruta == "pera"){
echo "verde";
}

We are indicating that if the fruit name is “pera” (pear in Spanish), it should return the color green.

When executed, it will display:

verde

And that’s it for today’s tutorial on quickly creating a small API using PHP.

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