Relaying Post Data

CookieDoh

I know it is possible to send post data using fsockopen, but is it possible to use code like this to "simulate" a post form submission.

$res='&somevar=somevalue';
$length = strlen($res);

$header =  "POST /test.php HTTP/1.1\r\n".
    "Host: myhost.com:80\n". "User-Agent: ".$_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']."\r\n".
    "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n".
    "Content-Length: $length\r\n\r\n".
    "$res\r\n";

header($header);

Weedpacket

Well - you could try it. But even if it works now, don't blame anyone but yourself if it doesn't work in the future.

CookieDoh

Well - that script gives me a 501 internal server error. Here's what I'm trying to do:

Server A
User logs in using <form>
PHP script validates login info
uses fsock to set session var on Server B and returns session ID
redirects to server b with session ID in post var.

Right now I have to either do it as GET value or make a form with a hidden field for the session ID, but that adds an extra step where they have to submit.

Weedpacket

Why are you bothering, if you can do it with fsockopen?

CookieDoh

fsockopen doesn't actually redirect the user to "server b". It sends the post data and gets the response invisibly, but I need to then redirect the user to "server b" and send the session ID along with it.

thanks.

e4c5

Post data will not be forwarded if you redirect.

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jazz_snob

Right now I have to either do it as GET value or make a form with a hidden field for the session ID, but that adds an extra step where they have to submit.

You could use javascript to auto-submit the form.