Re: Forming HTTP Header to POST

Doh! Sorry.. that would be $_GET['action'] as Chris specified. :P -Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Stone" <kevin@helpelf.com> To: "Paul Kaiser" <paukai@illinimedia.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Forming HTTP Header to POST > With register_globals off you will be accessing the query string variable > with, $_GET['add_event'] > Or if you send through a POST request, $_POST['add_event'] > > You can simulate posting a form by opening an HTTP socket connection and > sending the POST request manually. Search for the posttohost() function on > Google or this mailing list.. you'll find dozens of references. Although in > your case I doubt you will be needing it. > > -Kevin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Kaiser" <paukai@illinimedia.com> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 10:17 AM > Subject: [PHP] Forming HTTP Header to POST > > > > Greetings, > > > > With register_globals off, I can no longer call specific functions form my > > PHP script by linking text/graphic as such: > > > > http://www.mysite.com/mydb/myevts.php?action=add_event > > > > What I need to do, of course, is get "add_event" sent in something like a > > POST command. I could make a page with a bunch of forms / buttons / etc. > > but this is ugly. > > > > With the header() function, shouldn't I be able to make an HTTP header > > that would simulate POSTing from a form? > > > > Or is there some other way I can simulate POSTing from a form? > > > > My goal is for the user to be able to click on what appears to be an > > ordinary link (text or picture) and have that click "POST" my > > action=add_event to myevts.php. > > > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Paul Kaiser > > > > -- > > Illini Media: 265-9844 > > Home: 351-8149 > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >