Re: [PHP ADVANCE] tcp CLIENT server connection and authentication

Hi, http://php.net/stream_socket_client does not have the option to supply authentication details and how do you supply that. On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Nathan Rixham <nrixham@gmail.com> wrote: > Andrew Williams wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> please, I need to connect to IP via a specific port en validate my user >> name >> and password to get data. >> >> Port : XXX7X >> >> > Andrew, > > You're going to have some real fun with this one making the tcp connection > is the least of your worries, sounds very much like a raw market datafeed to > me, and not a nice xml based one, a lovely raw ascii one with all the string > padded unsequenced ascii joys they hold. > > pointed you in the right direction yesterday with the stream functions.. > open client connection > fwrite messages in correct format > fread responses and parse them then take required actions / save. > close client connection > > that really is everything there is to it. > > Good luck > -- Best Wishes A Williams