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its cool. ive solved it.. there is an option in php curl to save the headers. i just feed that back out. and it implements the cookies cheers ":B Nerdy" <thoa0025@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message news:20020922154833.55642.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > i can do what i need on a command line with curl. but how would i do it in > php & curl? > > this is my curl commands > curl -D hc -d "login=xxxxxx&password=xxxxxx&TYPE=login" > http://someserver.com/script/ > curl -b hc -d "sendmsg=1&min=xxxxxxxx&message=test" > http://someserver.com/msgscript/ > > so really want i need is how do i specify with curl in php HOW TO RECORD > cookies? > and then how to RELAY them back.. > > cheers. > > ":B Nerdy" <thoa0025@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message > news:20020922145734.22714.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > i wish to POST submit to a login form on another server and then after > that > > POST some more information on the resulting page. > > > > the thing is, after the first login, the website sends me a cookie. it > > probably holds the session id and or authentication information. how will > > can i relay this back to the page so i can view the resulting page without > > being kicked out because of no cookie?? > > > > ive already used curl and am able to post things to scripts. but this > cookie > > problem i dont know how to get around. > > > > any idea? > > cheers > > > > > > > >