Re: Question regarding HTTP_Request
| From: | Justin Patrin | Date: | Fri, 23 Jul 2004 04:36:14 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Question regarding HTTP_Request | ||
| References: | 1 2 3 | Groups: | php.pear.general |
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:26:34 -0400, Alex Shi <chpshi@stonix.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:59:32 -0400, Alex Shi <chpshi@stonix.com> wrote:
> > > I can use HTTP_Request to simulate a login. I know that if
> > > login is correct, the remote site will return a cookie, and the
> > > url will be changed/redirected to a new location. So if I know
> > > the correct uid/pwd and the new location's url, there will be
> > > no problem, because I can just send a request to the new
> > > location.
> > >
> > > However, the problem is, if login is incorrect, the site will also
> > > return a cookie, and the url will be redirect another location.
> > > So, if I don't know if the uid/pwd is correct, how can check
> > > login result?
> > >
> > > All I know about this package's methods are as following:
> > >
> > > setURL (),
> > > setMethod (),
> > > addPostData (),
> > > addGetData (),
> > > sendRequest (),
> > > getResponseBody (),
> > > getResponseCookies (), and
> > > addCookie ().
> > >
> > > I cannot figure out with these methods how to get redirected
> > > response. Any one can suggest a solution?
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > >
> >
> > Since you're planning on making multiple requests and dealing with a
> > cookie, use HTTP_Client. Get the response back and search for some
> > phrase in it (using strstr()) that means that the login failed.
> >
> Yes I've read that package (you suggested to me two days ago)
> but found it hard to figure out how to use it. There's no adequate
> documents, and I am new to use pear...Anyway I will try again to
> understand it...If you can segguest me an example that will be great
> helpful.. Thanks!
>
require_once('HTTP/Client.php');
$client = new HTTP_Client();
$client->post('http://www.example.com/login.php',
array('username' =>
'user', 'password' => 'pass'));
$resp = $client->currentResponse();
if(strstr($resp['body'], 'failed')) {
die('Login failed');
}
$client->get('http://www.example.com/restricted/page.php');
$resp = $client->currentResponse();
echo $resp['body'];
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