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- Tue Jun 07, 2016 5:44 am #48698 I am getting timed out error when trying to POST.But host and url works fine when performing AT commands.
the library i am using https://github.com/bportaluri/WiFiEsp
code is below

#include "SoftwareSerial.h"
SoftwareSerial Serial1(3, 4);
#endif

char ssid[] = "iot"; // your network SSID (name)
char pass[] = "iot09078"; // your network password
int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS; // the Wifi radio's status

char server[] = "api-engine.shephertz.com";

WiFiEspClient client;

void setup()
{
// initialize serial for debugging
Serial.begin(115200);
// initialize serial for ESP module
Serial1.begin(9600);
// initialize ESP module
WiFi.init(&Serial1);

// check for the presence of the shield
if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SHIELD) {
Serial.println("WiFi shield not present");
// don't continue
while (true);
}

// attempt to connect to WiFi network
while ( status != WL_CONNECTED) {
Serial.print("Attempting to connect to WPA SSID: ");
Serial.println(ssid);
// Connect to WPA/WPA2 network
status = WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
}

// you're connected now, so print out the data
Serial.println("You're connected to the network");
printWifiStatus();




Serial.println();

Serial.println("Starting connection to server...");



client.stop();


String PostData = "title=foo&body=bar&userId=1";
// if you get a connection, report back via serial
if (client.connect(server, 80)) {
Serial.println("Connected to server");
// Make a HTTP request
client.println("POST /1.0/iot_api?apiKey=a7ef2e069dd6a04a08ee1c3a23364db9c8b624bc738335dfaf7539d4e7d3e14d HTTP/1.1\r\n");
client.println("Host: api-engine.shephertz.com");
client.println("Cache-Control: no-cache");
client.println("User-Agent: Arduino/1.0");
client.println("Connection: close");
client.print("Content-Length: ");
client.println(PostData.length());
client.println();
client.println(PostData);

}
}


void loop()
{
// if there are incoming bytes available
// from the server, read them and print them
while (client.available()) {
char c = client.read();
Serial.write(c);
}

// if the server's disconnected, stop the client
if (!client.connected()) {
Serial.println();
Serial.println("Disconnecting from server...");
client.stop();

// do nothing forevermore
while (true);
}
}


void printWifiStatus()
{
// print the SSID of the network you're attached to
Serial.print("SSID: ");
Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());

// print your WiFi shield's IP address
IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
Serial.print("IP Address: ");
Serial.println(ip);

// print the received signal strength
long rssi = WiFi.RSSI();
Serial.print("Signal strength (RSSI):");
Serial.print(rssi);
Serial.println(" dBm");
}