RE: [PHP] How to submit form via PHP

Key to this one may be understanding what is being asked. I think pe.ve.ce
performed a file read (file_get_contents) on the form from another website
and wants to be able to simulate a browser submit from his code.

If this is correct, I would recommend you take a look at CURL. There are
probably several approaches that work, but as I understand that CURL is an
implementation of the C libraries used by early browsers. If that is not
correct, someone here will set us straight. Many ISP's won't support CURL,
because it is often used for questionable activities and considered a
security exposure, but I believe CURL is what you want.

Hth,

Warren Vail

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:jblanchard@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:31 AM
To: pe.ve.ce@xxxxxxxxx; php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [PHP] How to submit form via PHP

[snip]
Hello. I'm pretty noob in PHP and would like to know how can
I submit some HTML form got via file_get_contents(URL). For example:

<form name="someform" method="post">
<input type="submit">
</form>

so how can I submit 'someform' form.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
[/snip]

Click 'Submit'



Your form tag needs an action statement

<form name="someform" action="some.php" method="POST">

All of the form's variables will be available in the $_POST array

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