I want to post parameters to a URL using the POST method but I cannot use a form. Even if I do use a form, it would have to be auto-posted with out user interaction. Is this possible? How can I do this?
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This may help: stackoverflow.com/questions/28395/passing-post-values-with-curlrandom– random2009-08-07 11:45:34 +00:00Commented Aug 7, 2009 at 11:45
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1Is that in any way PHP-related?innaM– innaM2009-08-07 12:14:59 +00:00Commented Aug 7, 2009 at 12:14
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6 Answers
Using jQuery.post
$.post(
"http://theurl.com",
{ key1: "value1", key2: "value2" },
function(data) {
alert("Response: " + data);
}
);
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You could use JavaScript and XMLHTTPRequest (AJAX) to perform a POST without using a form. Check this link out. Keep in mind that you will need JavaScript enabled in your browser though.
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Uwe Keim
This would not work if the URL is on another domain. Right?
cURL is an option, using Ajax as well eventhough solving back-end problems with the front-end isn't so neat.
A very useful post about doing it without cURL is this one: http://netevil.org/blog/2006/nov/http-post-from-php-without-curl
The code to do this (untested, unimproved, from the blog post):
function do_post_request($url, $data, $optional_headers = null)
{
$params = array('http' => array(
'method' => 'POST',
'content' => $data
));
if ($optional_headers !== null) {
$params['http']['header'] = $optional_headers;
}
$ctx = stream_context_create($params);
$fp = @fopen($url, 'rb', false, $ctx);
if (!$fp) {
throw new Exception("Problem with $url, $php_errormsg");
}
$response = @stream_get_contents($fp);
if ($response === false) {
throw new Exception("Problem reading data from $url, $php_errormsg");
}
return $response;
}
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How to do it without using cURL with straight-up PHP: http://netevil.org/blog/2006/nov/http-post-from-php-without-curl
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it can be done with CURL or AJAX. The response is equally cryptic as the answer.
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If you're trying to link to something, rather than do it from code you can redirect your request through: http://getaspost.appspot.com/
