Remote Files and Authentication Problems, please help, urgent

Mykasoda

Hi, I was wondering if there was a way to open a remote file (right now I"m using the fopen command, but if something is better please let me know) when it requires authentication to access?

For instance, if I wanted to open the page generated by my User CP on this forum, how could I do that from within a PHP document? Because as of thus far all I am getting is the "login" screen.

Many many thanks in advance, if it can be done you guys usually come through for me 😉

twilson

Myka,

It could be done if the security on the page you were attempting to access was of the .htaccess style (Apache or otherwise server-based security). But to login to this board you would need to find out what variables the login script takes, send it those (with the proper information to login) and then send the user to the control panel. Since I am not familiar with the inner workings of the vBulletin message board, I couldn't tell you exactly.

Peace,
Tom 🙂

Mykasoda

oh, damn, well yeah, even if you did know the Vbulletin thing I was just giving that as an example.

So there is no way even though this program is running on a browser that I am logged in (by cookie) on to access that page? Could I somehow load it and save it by opening it in a new window and then open it again?

This would help me out quite a bit, Thanks again.

Oh and btw, I have the password/username an' everything for my account and all, It's not a case of needed to figure a way to get in without it 🙂

Mykasoda

ok, just found out it submits a textbox called "id" and a password called "password". It does this using post, and I know the location of the program it posts too, now is there a way I can do this from my PHP program?

Also, if you know a way to do it just based on what I posted before, please include that too 🙂

Thanks a million in advance

twilson

I think you'd have to employ some JavaScript to make your script login automatically. The only way I know how to POST data is through a form. So, say you made a form whose action is this page's login script and method is POST, with two hidden values (Your login and password, which would be plain as day and VERY unsecure), someone would still have to click submit, unless you can make JS do it. I don't know JS very well, so I'm not even going to attempt to give an example.

Peace,
Tom

Mykasoda

drat, hmm..... is there a way I can access an html page that is open in another window?

Like If I use javascript to open up the page (which will display due to cookies) in a popup window or another frame, could I then access the html on that page?

hoping

Mykasoda

Anyone? Please? Last attempt I suppose, would have been a huge help if I could do this 🙁

I don't want to be annoying, so I won't ask here anymore after this.hopes for the best