how to allow cors through header in php

1 <?php
2 header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *");

1/**
2 *  An example CORS-compliant method.  It will allow any GET, POST, or OPTIONS requests from any
3 *  origin.
4 *
5 *  In a production environment, you probably want to be more restrictive, but this gives you
6 *  the general idea of what is involved.  For the nitty-gritty low-down, read:
7 *
8 *  - https://developer.mozilla.org/en/HTTP_access_control
9 *  - http://www.w3.org/TR/cors/
10 *
11 */
12function cors() {
13
14    // Allow from any origin
15    if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN'])) {
16        // Decide if the origin in $_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN'] is one
17        // you want to allow, and if so:
18        header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: {$_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN']}");
19        header('Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true');
20        header('Access-Control-Max-Age: 86400');    // cache for 1 day
21    }
22
23    // Access-Control headers are received during OPTIONS requests
24    if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'OPTIONS') {
25
26        if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_METHOD']))
27            // may also be using PUT, PATCH, HEAD etc
28            header("Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, POST, OPTIONS");         
29
30        if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_HEADERS']))
31            header("Access-Control-Allow-Headers: {$_SERVER['HTTP_ACCESS_CONTROL_REQUEST_HEADERS']}");
32
33        exit(0);
34    }
35
36    echo "You have CORS!";
37}