Forwarding POST data

steadyguy

I have a page which has a POST form on it that includes a set of three choices in a select box. Depending on the choice in the select box, the data will be handled, or forwarded to another script. Handling isn't a problem, but the only way I can think of to forward the data without using a cookie, or urlencoding it is to use

header('POST targetScript.php HTTP/1.1');

And then tack the data onto the end, exactly like it is done in a normal POST.

I can't help but think there's got to be a better way, but I've scoured the online manual, and can't find much ... any ideas?

kevinsequeira

u could use the CURL library

http://ca2.php.net/manual/en/ref.curl.php

reg
kevin

Jack_Slocum

you could have the first script echo out the form again with all hiddens and auto post:


// process stuff


// spit out middle form
echo '<html><body onload="document.middleman.submit();">';
echo '<form name="middleman" action="second_script.php" method="post">';
echo '<input type=hidden name="my_field" value="'.$_POST['my_field'].'">';
echo '</form></body></html>';

This is not the most elegant solution. Why don't you just urlencode the data to pass it, or even better, make the 2 scripts work as one (via includes or functions)?

steadyguy

kevin: I'll take a look into the curl library ... but from what I've seen so far, I'm not sure if it transfers control to the second script, which is what I need. But I'll give it a try, anyway.

Jack_Slocum: I'd gladly combine the two scripts ... if I could. The recieving script isn't mine, and I don't have access to the source ... and I can't urlencode the data, because I am unsure of what data it recieves. Ie., I know from other implementations that POST data is ok, but am unsure about GET data. Also, a big long text message in the URL is pretty ugly, no?

Jack_Slocum

Since you don't have access to the script, I'd either use the middle man post form, or look at curl as stated above.

steadyguy

As I guessed, however ... the CURL lib while powerful and clearly very useful, doesn't hand off control to the script that I call up, which is what I require ... in different words, I need to do a redirect, but include the POST data, so that the receiving script can process it. I will use the middle-man script if necessary - but I'd prefer not to, as it requires JS to be on. Any other ideas?