simple use fopen() or file()
as $fp = fopen("http://somedomain/some.url?blablah","r";);
and read via fread()
/tom
On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:54:53 -0500
Roger Spears <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have this application which is accessed via a web portal. The first
> thing my application must do is make sure the visitor is logged in via
> the portal. The only way to do this is by making a request to a
> specific URL. This URL (which includes the log in cookie id) will
> return XML to my application. Once I parse this XML, I will know if
> visitors are logged in.
>
> Simple enough.
>
> How do I make my application load a URL and trap the returned data so
> that it never creates any browser output?
>
> My first reaction was header("Location: URL") but then I'd be handing
> off control to the URL and the output would appear in the browser.....
>
> I've done some research and found system(), exec(), and passthru(). But
> I'm not sure if these functions are the proper way to do such a task
> especially since I'm calling a URL and not a specific UNIX command.....
>
> Thanks,
> Roger
>
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