Problems using REST API with PHP

Hi

I am currently evaluating youtrack.  A critical item for us is to import many thousands of existing items from one system (Fortress) to youtrack.  I have youtrack up and running in the office just fine.

I have created a php script to connect to the REST API.  I can login, but if i then immediately ask for hte current user, it defaults me back to 'guest'.  I am sure I will need root access to create 15,000 items.

Additionally, it reports no projects, but I know there are some in youtrack

<?php

// Get the curl session object

$session = curl_init();

curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

// Tell curl not to return headers, but do return the response

curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_HEADER, false);

// LOGIN

echo "Logging in...\n";

$xml = 'login=root&password=38GuthrieSt';

$url = "http://build2.fugro/youtrack/rest/user/login?";

curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_URL, $url);

  // Tell curl to use HTTP POST

curl_setopt ($session, CURLOPT_POST, true);

// Tell curl that this is the body of the POST

curl_setopt ($session, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $xml);

$response = curl_exec($session);

echo $response."\n";

//GET THE CURRENT USER

echo "Getting the current user...\n";

curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_HTTPGET, true);

$url =  'http://build2.fugro/youtrack/rest/user/current';

curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_URL, $url);

//$session = curl_init($url);

//curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_HEADER, false);

//curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);

$response = curl_exec($session);

echo $response."\n";

//GET A LIST OF PROJECTS

echo "Getting a list of projects in youtrack...\n";

curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_HTTPGET, true);

$url = "http://build2.fugro/youtrack/rest/project/all";

curl_setopt($session, CURLOPT_URL, $url);

$response = curl_exec($session);

echo $response."\n";

curl_close($session);

?>