Can't delete MX record via API

[eSupport.org.ua]

Hi!
I was try delete MX record for domain example.com. This is my code:

                $sock->query('/CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN',
                    array(
                        'domain' => "example.com",
                        'action' => "select",
                        'mxrecs0' => "name=example.com&value=mail"
                ));
                $result = $sock->fetch_body();
                echo $result;

When I run this code, I receive return:

error=0&text=Records Deleted&details=

But record is not deleted from zone.
There is records from DA debug mode:

/CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN
 0: Accept: */*
 1: Authorization: Basic ***
 2: Connection: Close
 3: Content-length: 74
 4: Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 5: Host: localhost:2222
 6: User-Agent: HTTPSocket/2.7.2
Post string: domain=example.com&action=select&mxrecs0=name%3Dexample.com%26value%3Dmail
Command::doCommand(/CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN)
File /var/named/example.com.db.temp appears ok to named-checkzone
Dynamic(api=1, error=0):
	text='Records Deleted'
	result=''
Command::doCommand(/CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN) : finished
Command::run: finished /CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN

Also I try delete A record:

                $sock->query('/CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN',
                    array(
                        'domain' => "example.com",
                        'action' => "select",
                        'arecs0' => "name=localhost&value=127.0.0.1"
                ));
                $result = $sock->fetch_body();
                echo $result;

This works without any problem. So, MX deleting is not full documented or not works.

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

Use this guide:
http://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=356

1) Run DA in debug mode.
2) Delete an MX record normally through the GUI and check to see what the Post string is.
3) Keep DA in debug mode.
4) Delete an MX record using your script.

Check to see what the difference is between your scirpt and the normal request (they should be the same, except CMD_API_ vs CMD_)

John

 

[eSupport.org.ua]

Thanks for quick answer.
There is GUI request:

domain=example.com&mxrecs0=name=example.com.&value=10 mail&delete=Delete Selected&action=select

There is script request for API

domain=example.com&action=select&mxrecs0=name=example.com&value=10 mail

API is not works and MX record is not deleted.

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

Looks like you're missing the &delete=anytext variable, which is the button itself.

 

[eSupport.org.ua]

Well, deleting A records works without "&delete". Anyway, I was updated my code:

                $sock->query('/CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN',
                    array(
                        'domain' => "example.com",
                        'action' => "select",
                        'mxrecs0' => "example.com&value=mail 10&delete=Delete Selected"

This is not help

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

Try:

$sock->query('/CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN',
    array(
        'domain' => "example.com",
        'action' => "select",
        'mxrecs0' => "name%3Dexample.com%26value%3Dmail 10",
        [FONT=Verdana]'[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]delete'    => "Delete Selected"[/FONT]

where the mxrecs0 is url encoded.

 

[eSupport.org.ua]

Your code is not deleted MX record.

 

[eSupport.org.ua]

Any updates/suggestions?

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

I've created a sample script, and confirmed it works:
http://files1.directadmin.com/services/all/httpsocket/examples/example.delete_mx_record.php

I found a few things:
1) Your mxrecs0 does not need to be encoded before, because the httpdsocket class does it for you.
2) You were missing a tailing dot after example.com. in the mxrecs "name".

Either GET or POST are likely valid, but I used POST in the example, to match the GUI.

John

 

[eSupport.org.ua]

Right code:

$sock->query('/CMD_API_DNS_ADMIN',
        array(
                'domain' => 'example.com',
                'action' => 'select',
                'mxrecs0' => 'name=example.com.&value=10 mail',
                'delete' => 'Delete Selected'
    ));

Need use dot after domain in name variable