Re: Calling http from within php

In article <8lkbqs$kha$1@toye.php.net>, datahntr@yahoo.com ("O.") wrote: There are a few HTTP classes out there you can use to mimic a browser for making HTTP requests. Some include the ability to make POSTs and send/accept cookies. Snoopy is one of them and can be found on freshmeat.net. Also check out phpclasses.upperdesign.com If you search in the archives, you will find a quick and dirty function called PostToHost that opens a socket and sends and receives to/from another server. For communicating with a secure server over HTTPS, you will need to use an external program, the most popular being Curl (also can be found on freshmeat.net). I have used various of these pieces of code at my job to talk to other servers, typically for sending POSTs of data and parsing out the responses. if you need any help, you can mail me Jeff > ""Donald French"" <dhf@myonramp.net> wrote in message > news:00dd01bff646$8c1b3480$dca8a8c0@faxnet.cp... > >>I need to be able to call another http server from within php. The >>output > from this second server needs to be processed prior to sending it to the > original caller. > >>Can this be done in php? > > What on earth is "calling another http server"? If you mean you need to > get data from an HTTP server, yes, PHP can do that. Easily. See fopen() > in the manual at www.php.net > > >>Also I need to open two sockets, one as the server side and one as the > client side. These are talking to an image server requesting an image, > then accepting it. This actually follows the FTP protocol. Can this > also be done in php. > > Yes, PHP can do this too. See the manual under FTP functions. > > The manual is a wonderful thing. > > -- > O. > > > >