[Resolved] Simpulating $_POST[]

sherif_1

Hi All,
Just wondering...

Is it possible to sumulate an form post of vairables to $_POST. I currently have a PHP script that is executed via a command line?

What I want to be able to do is get a vairable in that script, and send it via $_POST without the user doing anything (pressing any buttons / hitting submit).

So the receiving already has:
$var = $_POST["var"]

and I want to send the "what would be" HTML field of $var, without any GUI (puerly command line, without user input)?

Possible???

PS This is not required for hacking.. as some of you may be thinking!

LordShryku

Well....not so sure I understand, but any argument send during CLI execution is in the $argv array. So say you did

./script.php foo bar biz baz

$argv should contain the name of the script as the first argument, and anything wlse passed after that, so

Array (
   [0] => script.php
   [1] => foo
   [2] => bar
   [3] => biz
   [4] => baz
)

sherif_1

Hey, thanks for your reply but this is not what I am after.

Maybe if I say specifics this might clarify it.

I currently have a script that checks a server's status every 10 mins. This is run automatically via a windows scheduled job every day. If the server is down, I have the script e-mail me if there is a problem.

Now to make this a step better I thaught of hey - why doesnt it send me an SMS when its down. So after looking into it, our company already has an SMS intranet website, however this works by you opening the website (sms-form.php) and filling out a text form and hitting submit. The receiving page (sms-send.php) receives the form vairables via the HTTP _POST and does the message.

Now after talking to company officials, they do not wish to alter this code.

SO! .. . My question is, how would I send my vairables to the sms-send.php page by simulating a HTML form in my automated script??

Its somthing that has stumped me...

and wondering if this at all is possible?

BuzzLY

Javascript at the end of the page could set the appropriate field value, then submit the form for you.

sherif_1

But the 'page' im doing is not really a page. Its a command line script that executes in the background!

Any ideas ??

LordShryku

http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10252526

sherif_1

LordShryku,

Thats awesome. Exactly what I am after.

Im having troubles getting it to work, but thats ok, atleast I know the gust of what I need to do.

Thanks