Description: ------------ http request gives the following warning message, and the echo $response1 does not work. Warning: gzinflate() [function.gzinflate]: data error in C:\AppServ\php\PEAR\HTTP\Request.php on line 1060 Test script: --------------- $req = &new HTTP_Request("http://www.votapedia.com/index.php?"); $req->setMethod(HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_POST); $req->clearCookies(); $req->addQueryString('title', 'Special:Userlogin'); $req->addQueryString('action', 'submitlogin'); $req->addQueryString('type', 'signup'); $req->addPostData('wpName', $userName); $req->addPostData('wpPassword', $password); $req->addPostData('wpRetype', $password); $req->addPostData('wpEmail', $email); $req->addPostData('wpRealName', $realName); $req->addPostData('wpCreateaccount', 'Create account'); $req->sendRequest(); $response1 = $req->getResponseBody(); echo $response1; Expected result: ---------------- echo the response page from the server. Actual result: -------------- http request gives the warning message, and the $response1 is not echoed.

There is a duplicate bug #8245, since the example there can actually be run unlike this one, let's close this bug as duplicate.

The problem with the server in question is that it sends the redirection response with "Content-Encoding: gzip" header, while the response body is actually *not* gzip-encoded! While fixing bug #8245 I added a check whether the body actually starts with a gzip signature. If it doesn't, then it won't be decoded and will be returned as-is.