using POST

Hi guys, I have assembled an XML file, encrypted it and now ready to pass it to an outside server. $encryptedXML file contains encrypted value of an XML file How can I send the XML-(URL encoded) within the HTTPS-POST. The reason for sending the cleartext XML URL encoded is to allow for the special characters such as '<' and '>' to be sent across the HTTP protocol. $msgToBePosted = <<<EOD <html><head><title>Post</title></head> <form method='POST' action='https://alpha.server.com/test/DeliverReg/default.asp'> <input type=hidden name=PARAMS value=$encryptedXMLFile> </form></body></html> EOD; Do you know how can I POST the above $msgToBePosted? Basically, I want to pass the above form to the https://alpha.server.com/test/DeliverReg/default.asp, the value must be hidden, having name=PARAMS and value=$encryptedXMLFile Thank you, Leon ----------- Leon Zilber HP Internet Operation R&D Lab phone: 973.443.78.82 email: leon_zilber@hp.com