SSL form filling with PHP or other?

[Anon]

Hi, I would like to inquire on the possibility of filling a SSL vendor form (such as UPS shipping forms) online automatically from a text file or a mysql database? I realize that this might not be possible, so if anyone could point me to other technologies that could make it so, thanks in advance.

[Anon]

If you mean "Can I have a PHP script on my site fill out a form on another, SSL, site?" Then the answer is you can.

1) Get a copy of the form and find out what fields it has for what data.
2) (Install and) use the cURL extension to submit a request containing the appropriate data to the appropriate URL (as described by the form's action attribute). I believe cURL supports SSL these days.