[RESOLVED] PHP submit data for API without POST or loss of page state?

[lisa99]

So I'm working on this API with some software our company leased and their support team says that I must send them data without using "post" as you would normally do in submitting a form and without losing "page state".

Direct quote from their documentation:

All API data posts should be programmed to be in the background and not a direct post from a form or link in the browser.

Immediately below that is this:

Valid Posting URL for all APIs:
All background posts should post to: https://ieditedthisdomain.com/api_call.asp

And later on...

The page submitting data for the API call must not lose it's state and must remain active during the API call

This makes no sense to me. They have no example code to provide, only the variable names listed.

I tried to use AJAX to make a connection, but I get no response from their server. Their support people said that it was using "post" and therefore it wouldn't work.

Can anyone point me in the right direction or are these people giving me the run around?

How is it possible to "background post" with PHP? I've never heard of that before and I can't find anything on google about it...

I think what they're asking is impossible, but if it is possible, can anyone point me to a good tutorial?

[dagon]

call a curl script to post\get(?) to the api use exec()

at least that my interpretation.

[lisa99]

Thanks Dagon! 🆒

I have made progress on this and curl seems to be the right solution.

I read through the manual links you gave and found some good tutorials...

http://www.infernodevelopment.com/curl-php-send-post-data-background

http://www.higherpass.com/php/tutorials/Using-Curl-To-Query-Remote-Servers/5/

I have managed to get a response from their server and should be able to get the rest, but I'll post again if I get stuck again.

Thanks a million for your help!