function send_request($url, $method = "get", $input = null) { global $restservicedir; $address = $restservicedir . $url; $client = new RESTClient(); if ($method == "post") { $result = $client->post($address, $input); } elseif ($method == "get") { $result = $client->get($address, $input); } elseif ($method == "put") { $result = $client->put($address, $input); } else { $result = "Error: no method specified"; } return $result; }