send xml over post

<?php

/*

$url = Web Service Url or Server Url where xml have to post

$xml = XML  schema to post on server

*/

function sendXmlOverPost($url, $xml)
{
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);

// For xml, change the content-type.
curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, Array(“Content-Type: text/xml”));

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $xml);

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); // ask for results to be returned
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);

// Send to remote and return data to caller.
$result = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
return $result;

}

?>