[SOLVED] Discord Post Message To Channel Using cURL - PHP

Issue

I am currently trying to post a message on my Discord channel trying to use a cURL POST type. The issue that I am getting when I run my code is that it is giving me a 401 error saying I'm unauthorized. I am running my PHP code on a webserver using xampp localhost. I also went in and tried to authorize my application bot via URL link (https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=MYAPPLICATIONID&scope=bot&permissions=8) and have successfully added the bot into my channel. Have a look at my code

$data = array("Authorization: Bot" => $clientSecret, 'content' => 'Test Message');                                                                  
$data_string = json_encode($data);                       

$ch = curl_init('https://discordapp.com/api/v6/channels/'.$myChannel.'/messages');                                                                     
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "POST");                                                                    
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $data_string);                                                                  
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);                                                                      
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array(                                                                          
    'Content-Type: application/json',                                                                                
    'Content-Length: ' . strlen($data_string))                                                                       
);                                                                                                                   

$answer  = curl_exec($ch);

echo $answer;

if (curl_error($ch)) {
    echo curl_error($ch);
}

I get $clientSecret from the application page to reveal my client secret token and $myChannel is my discords channel/server id.

NOTE: I have modeled my code off another stackoverflow answer given here discord php curl login Fail . So I am unsure if I am using the correct syntax for the an application bot

Solution

Here is full code (Without cURL). Just replace the string WEBHOOK_HERE with your bot's webhook:

<?php

    $message = $_POST['message'];
    $data = ['content' => $message];
    $options = [
        'http' => [
            'method' => 'POST',
            'header' => 'Content-Type: application/json',
            'content' => json_encode($data)
        ]
    ];

    $context = stream_context_create($options);
    $result = file_get_contents('WEBHOOK_HERE', false, $context);
?>

<form method="post">
  Type your message here :<br><input type="text" name="message"><br>

<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

I'm new here so I hope you enjoy the code!

Answered By - iCodeAlot