title: Python request.post to php server
body: <p>Different variants of this question litter google, but I am not finding a solution specific to my needs.  I am trying to send a JSON string from a client running python to a web server that is using PHP.  The JSON string contains the results from a select query.  </p>
  
  <p>I have found lots of examples and tutorials on how to generate the JSON in python and how to publish data from the server database to a user via the server's page.</p>
  
  <p>What I am not finding is how to actually transfer the JSON from the Python script to the PHP script.  I am using the Arduino YUN with Linino, and have tried a request.post() but get a "module not found" error.  </p>
  
  <p>A plain english explanation of how the data hand off should take place between the two devices would help greatly!  Any suggestions on a good resource that actually shows an example of what I have described would be great too.</p>
  
  <p>Python (Post):</p>
  
  <pre><code>#!/usr/bin/python
  
  import requests
  import json
  
  url = 'http://xxx.xxx.x.xxx/reciever.php'
  payload = {"device":"gabriel","data_type":"data","zone":1,"sample":4,"count":0,"time_stamp":"00:00"}
  headers = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
  
  response = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(payload), headers=headers)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>PHP (Receiver):</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  
  print_r(json_decode($_POST['payload']));
  
  ?&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Maybe there is a totally different way that is better for posting a select query from a client to a server?  Client will have dynamic IP's and the server will be web based.</p>