Re: Header - Post Question...

We use CURL for this. It is very fast with a great load of operations including setting post and get. "Doug Coning" <lists@coning.com> wrote in message news:000b01c31835$02166020$0a01a8c0@GIDEON... > Good Day, > > I apoligize first of all, for I really don't know how to ask this question: > But here goes: > > I am trying to connect a form to PayPal through the header command. PayPal > requires certain variables and I have those and am not having a problem with > that. > > However, PayPal requires the information sent to their website to be be sent > via 'Post' from a form. This is where I am running into a snag. My form > page that I'm using to gather information from the user is doing a lot of > things. It doesn't post automatically to the PayPal site, but first posts > to itself and then checks through all the variables to see if the user has > entered in everything and if the user has selected a uniqure user_name, > etc... If the user has done everything correctly, then the PHP page uses > the following code to actually go to the PayPal site: > header(sprintf("Location: %s", $insertGoTo)); The header command works > nicely. However, it doesn't post any of my variables that I set dynamically > through PHP. I like using the header command because it allows me to do > error checking prior going to the URL, but it is not sending the variables. > > I have tried embedding the variables in the URL like > paypal.com?id=me&amount=5, etc... and PayPal doesn't recognize variables in > the URL. It looks like it only recognize it through doing a post. > > Now, I could create another PHP page that would be a mediator page that > would have my form for just opening the PayPal with button and a bunch of > hidden fields, but I prefer to have everything on one page if possible. > > Is there a way to use post with the header command, so that my variables get > posted? Am I missing something? > > Thanks and I hope this makes sense! > > Blessings, > > Doug Coning > > >