Re: Send XML file with curl functions

Option 2 is what I'm trying to do, but the problem is that when curl sends the file over the command line, when it's processes via PHP the attached file comes over $_FILES. But, added the postdata obviously doesn't allow it to come over that way. Is there any way to use option 2 and transmit the file so it will come over under $_FILES? -- Aaron Bojan Tesanovic wrote:

On Apr 12, 2008, at 11:37 PM, Aaron Axelsen wrote:

I am trying to create the following command with the php curl functions: curl -F "data=@domain.xml" "http://path/to/api" The problem i'm having is that i'm creating the xml file with php - so the contents are stored in a variable. How can I send the contents of that variable via curl? I thought just assigning the xml variable to data would work - but it hasn't. Any suggestions? -- Aaron Axelsen lists@frozenpc.net Great hosting, low prices. Modevia Web Services LLC -- http://www.modevia.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

What I can suggest 1. save the XML to file eg xmldata.xml and use system('curl -F "data=@xmldata.xml" "http://path/to/api" '); 2. or Use PHP CURL functions fufunction postData($postFileds,$url){

        $ch = curl_init();
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST      ,1);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS    ,$postFileds);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION  ,1);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER      ,0);  // DO NOT RETURN HTTP HEADERS
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER  ,1);  // RETURN THE CONTENTS OF THE CALL
        $data = curl_exec($ch);
        curl_close($ch);
        return $data;
    }

$xmlData = 'some xml data'; $postFileds = 'data='. urlencode($xmlData); //call function postData($postFileds,"http://path/to/api"); ------- Bojan http://www.carster.us/

-- Aaron Axelsen lists@frozenpc.net Great hosting, low prices. Modevia Web Services LLC -- http://www.modevia.com