Re: RTFM me.... Point me in the right direction...

Yikes - I'm stumped ... I know fopen() is only HTTP 1.0 (maybe 1.1 now ...) but definately not SSL. One thing to look at is a little app call w3m which is like lynx only renders tables, frames, etc. - they have an SSL version of that called "w3m-ssl" you could then do "w3m-ssl-en -dump https://secure.server.com/foo.dll?var=joe" in PHP and it will return the results into the variable: soooo : $return = w3m-ssl-en -dump https://secure.server.com/foo.dll?var=joe`; would have the results of that DLL in it :O) - I guess I wasn't stumped after all... --Joe On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 01:00:41PM -0800, Dallas Kropka wrote: > Sorry guys, Its late here, and Im out of Jolt.... > > What Im trying to do is to make a secure connection to the Authorize.net > Credit Card Processing server. There is a specific DLL file that I need to > access on that server, and it is necessary to pass the variables to the > server through the URL which they will only allow if I have a secure > connection. But I don't know how to do this... The only other way I could do > it is if someone has / or knows of a simple way to submit a POST ...... > without an action from the user. I need to process and check the information > before I send it to the server... and I don't want to have to make the user > hit submit 2x, because that will force me to place variables in hidden > fields which could compromise the data, or my service. (IE, the Authorize > login name which must be in the post). If I could change authorization > providers I would, but it is for a client that is hell bent to stay.... > so.... how do I do either of these things: > > A) make a secure connection with a server for this purpose? > > or > > B)Submit information via a POST after processing and without a form? > > > Hope that helps. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Stump" <joe@earth.care2.com> > To: "Dallas Kropka" <dallask@firstworld.net> > Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 10:31 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] RTFM me.... Point me in the right direction... > > > > Ikes - what are you looking for? I'm sure the list could help. > > > > --Joe > > > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 12:43:07PM -0800, Dallas Kropka wrote: > > > I need a good tutorial for creating a secure connection with another > server using SSL or SSH... SSH would be best. Please help... > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Dallas K. > > Joe Stump, PHP Hacker > > joestump98@yahoo.com > > http://www.miester.org/ > > > > Need a programmer? > > http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Joe+Stump%22 > > ***************************************************************** > > * RENT THIS SPACE - SEEN BY THOUSANDS EACH DAY! * > > * Current Sponsor: http://www.sponsor.com > > * > > ***************************************************************** > > > > Joe Stump, PHP Hacker joestump98@yahoo.com http://www.miester.org/ Need a programmer? http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Joe+Stump%22 ***************************************************************** * RENT THIS SPACE - SEEN BY THOUSANDS EACH DAY! * * Current Sponsor: http://www.smackdown.com * *****************************************************************