> -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Llewellyn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 10:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: LWP > > > ok, looking through the archive - all the way down the 18000 > posts, I have > worked out that LWP is my friend. However, I have also found > that the docs > are rather sparse, and not very helpful. My task, is to > create a client to > access a website that uses cookies for session management, > and be able to > "GET" and "POST" data to the scripts running on the server-side (php) > > So, what I need help with, is: > - Connecting to the server > - Logging in (form based) and retrieving the cookie > - Using the resultant page to find the link (they change) to the page > required - I should be able to do that myself, once I have the page > downloaded > - Uploading the cookie whenever it is requested by the server > - Sending data via the GET and POST methods > > Any help would be VERY much appreciated. Perl is my preferred > language for > this, as I will be able to then implement a CGI version etc. > easily. I am > very much a newcomer, though, and as such, I know nothing of the LWP > module..
"perldoc lwpcook" addresses the cookie, authentication, and GET/POST issues. See also "perldoc LWP" and "perldoc LWP::UserAgent". Also, the site http://www.linpro.no/lwp/ (referenced in the LWP manpage) has links to a bunch of other references that might help. I would just take this task one step at a time. Start by just getting logged in. Learn how to use the request and response objects. If you hit a road block, post the code you're trying and you'll get feedback. Good luck! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
