Re: Forwarding POST info from a PHP script

Could be an issue on the webserver if PHP has register_globals set to off... "David Barrett" <php@davebarrett.co.uk> wrote in message news:20030107142246.67602.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I want to be able to retrieve POST variable in one PHP script (which is > straight-forward) and then send these from the script to another one > returning the processed input. > > I have written a script that will parse a frames-based page and render it as > a flat page (i.e. all frames displayed as a table in one HTML file) - this > is so that I can create a website using frames, and still let browsers that > don't support frames to access it without my having to create a separate > version of the site. > > e.g.: > http://www.redradish.co.uk/rr/index.htm (frames based site) > http://www.redradish.co.uk/php/framesprocessor.php?Frameset=http://www.redra > dish.net/rr/index.htm&RenderMethod=1&MainFrame=main&AllHead=1 > (the same site > rendered as single page). > > The problem is that if in the frames-based site one of the frames is a form > submission, I need to be able to send this data to the original form and > retrieve the output to display in the rendered page. > > e.g. > http://www.redradish.co.uk/php/framesprocessor.php?Frameset=http://www.redra > dish.net/rr/index.htm&TargetName=main&Target=http://www.redradish.net/rr/con > tact/contactF.htm&MainFrame=main&RenderMethod=1&LinkSearch=1&AllHead=1&Debug > =1 > (this is a page that has a contact form). > > I can't find any information on how to forward such a request. > > The script in question is located at: > http://www.redradish.co.uk/php/framesprocessor.php > > It uses these variables (passed using GET or POST): > Frameset frameset page. This needs to be parsed and a static HTML page > created. > Target (optional) full URL of page to be displayed in frmae named > TargetName. > TargetName (optional) name of the frame that $Target should appear in. > MainFrame (optional) is the frame from which header info, etc. is > taken. > Default is first frame. > AllHead (optional) If set (is 1 or more), copies <HEAD> content from all > frames. > RenderMethod (optional) defines how the frameset is to be represented: > 1 - All frames dumped into new page in order they appear in > frameset. > 2 - tables are used to attempt to recreate original format > Default is 1. > LinkSearch (optional) how links are replaced: > 1 - Only specific tags are replaced > 2 - Anything within quotes (' or ") that contains document path is > replaced > Default is 1. > Debug If set (greater than 0), debug info is added in comments. > > It works to a good degree on most frames-based sites, but does have a couple > of failings (such as the one mentioned) that I would like to overcome. > > The other problem is handling JavaScript in e.g. <frame > src="JavaScript:openpage(xx)">. There is no way to process JavaScript in > PHP that I am aware of - does anyone have a workaround for this? i.e. so > that my script can process the JavaScript function and retrieve the relevant > page for inclusion in the rendered page. > > > Hope someone can help! > > Thanks. > > Dave > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 17/12/02