Re: Simulating POST

Thnx for all your help. "Paul Nicholson" <paul@dtnicholson.com> wrote in message news:200209140050.g8E0og625775@DTN01.network.webpowerdesign.net... > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hey, > Try this: > - -- php code -- > $data ="insert=data&location=here"; /* This would be the data that needs to > be posted to the site - urlencode it */ > /* Headers for http transaction....replace /folder/pages.ext */ > $header = "POST /folder/pages.ext HTTP/1.1\r\n". > "Accept-Language: en-us\r\n". /* Additional info for the > receiving server.....optional */ > "Content-Length: ".strlen($data)."\r\n". /* This line is > *very* important - length of posted data */ > "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n". /* Type > of content the server can expect from us */ > "User-Agent: YourCustomUser-Agent (compatible; Linux 2.4; > RedHat 7.2;)\r\n". /* optional */ > "Host: host.com\r\n". /* the "host" of the site you are > sending the posted data to.....*/ > "Cookie: cookie-name=cookie-val\r\n\r\n". /* We can even send > cookies!!!! optional......remove and add an extra \r\n to the above line */ > "$data"; /* this is where the data is sent....no need to > change this line. */ > $fp = fsockopen ("host.com", 80, $errno, $errstr, 30); > if (!$fp) { > echo "$errstr ($errno)<br>\n"; > } else { > fputs ($fp, $header); > while (!feof($fp)) { > echo fgets ($fp,128); /* Data returned from server.....use as you > like */ > } > fclose ($fp); > } > - -- End php code -- > Let me know how it works:) > ~Pauly > > On Friday 13 September 2002 08:08 pm, you wrote: > > How can I simulate a POST (from HTML forms) request? > > - -- > ~Paul Nicholson > Design Specialist @ WebPower Design > "The web....the way you want it!" > paul@webpowerdesign.net > > "It said uses Windows 98 or better, so I loaded Linux!" > Registered Linux User #183202 using Register Linux System # 81891 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE9goTyDyXNIUN3+UQRAlThAJsE2NPk3PjLRlY11wDaJ1SV/kaidQCfW2Oi > r4r8y9mIc4eC+/crurQ4EFs= > =bfs+ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----