web page visitor simulation

Hi! I would like to simulate a user, browsing to a webpage and logging in via a web form..... is there a way to do this? I don't have curl installed, although I'm going to open a ticket asking if my host will install it.... I tried using the Snoopy class, but it doesn't seem to work... I think the webpage that I'm trying to get into has it scripted so that there is some variable that is created each visit that I can't duplicate.... I would like the script to actually browse to the login page, enter my info into the form, submit and then grab the info that I want behind the login.... Im trying to create a league management tool so that I can manage my hsx.com league... providing stats and stuff to my league members.... if I can't automate it, I have to do it manually each day which can be tedious if there are lots of members. Can this be done with PHP? is there another way you can recommend to me, or a tool already existing that I can try? Would curl enable me to do this easier? Thanks! Jason Bell