Re: [PHP] Reading remote, script-generated files
Matt Daleo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Analysis Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Matt: On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:07:10AM -0700, Matt Daleo wrote: I'm attempting to read a remote file and parse it for data. The problem I've having is that the file seems to be generated by Perl (http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/1brpssd.pl) and when I read it the script-generated portion is not available. When I view the page with a browser it is displayed just fine. Sounds like their CGI is snooping which browser you're using. If you're opening the file via http, then the server should send you everything a browser would see. But, do note, that web page is wacked out. I just took a look at it in Mozilla and while the HTML downloaded, it wouldn't render. So, they seem to not quite know what they're doing. Then, going up to http://alert.dot.pima.gov/ produced a JavaScript redirect, so they REALLY don't know what they're doing. --Dan -- FREE scripts that make web and database programming easier http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/software/ T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y 4015 7th Ave #4AJ, Brooklyn NYv: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409 I've discovered another odd characteristic of this site that might help determine the problem. When you go directly to that page there is no data. Not with cURL, not with fopen, not even with IE or Mozilla. If you go in through the main page, then go to the data page it works fine.(Start at http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/Pima.pl, click on the map, click on the Group Hourly... link.) Is it possible that they are using sessions or something? Is there a way to look at the headers to find out? This might also help determine if it's checking for a particular browser. Thanks. M I've figured it out. The HTML headers need to read as follows: GET /scripts/1brpssd.pl HTTP/1.1 Host: alert.dot.pima.gov Cookie: pimafile=-Inetpub-Scripts-DWTemp-config1060728166.txt It looks to me like they're using a cookie to activate a script of some kind. If anyone can tell me what's really going on here, I'd appreciate the explanation. Thanks. M -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Reading remote, script-generated files
[snip] I'm attempting to read a remote file and parse it for data. The problem I've having is that the file seems to be generated by Perl (http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/1brpssd.pl) and when I read it the script-generated portion is not available. When I view the page with a browser it is displayed just fine. I've tried using the built-in PHP commands (file, fget, fopen, fsockopen) as well as the Snoopy fetch classes (http://snoopy.sourceforge.net). Any ideas? [/snip] Try cURL http://us2.php.net/curl Have a pleasant and productive day -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Reading remote, script-generated files
Hey Matt: On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:07:10AM -0700, Matt Daleo wrote: I'm attempting to read a remote file and parse it for data. The problem I've having is that the file seems to be generated by Perl (http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/1brpssd.pl) and when I read it the script-generated portion is not available. When I view the page with a browser it is displayed just fine. Sounds like their CGI is snooping which browser you're using. If you're opening the file via http, then the server should send you everything a browser would see. But, do note, that web page is wacked out. I just took a look at it in Mozilla and while the HTML downloaded, it wouldn't render. So, they seem to not quite know what they're doing. Then, going up to http://alert.dot.pima.gov/ produced a JavaScript redirect, so they REALLY don't know what they're doing. --Dan -- FREE scripts that make web and database programming easier http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/software/ T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y 4015 7th Ave #4AJ, Brooklyn NYv: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Reading remote, script-generated files
I'm attempting to read a remote file and parse it for data. The problem I've having is that the file seems to be generated by Perl (http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/1brpssd.pl) and when I read it the script-generated portion is not available. When I view the page with a browser it is displayed just fine. I've tried using the built-in PHP commands (file, fget, fopen, fsockopen) as well as the Snoopy fetch classes (http://snoopy.sourceforge.net). Any ideas? Thanks. MD -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Reading remote, script-generated files
Analysis Solutions [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Matt: On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 10:07:10AM -0700, Matt Daleo wrote: I'm attempting to read a remote file and parse it for data. The problem I've having is that the file seems to be generated by Perl (http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/1brpssd.pl) and when I read it the script-generated portion is not available. When I view the page with a browser it is displayed just fine. Sounds like their CGI is snooping which browser you're using. If you're opening the file via http, then the server should send you everything a browser would see. But, do note, that web page is wacked out. I just took a look at it in Mozilla and while the HTML downloaded, it wouldn't render. So, they seem to not quite know what they're doing. Then, going up to http://alert.dot.pima.gov/ produced a JavaScript redirect, so they REALLY don't know what they're doing. --Dan -- FREE scripts that make web and database programming easier http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/software/ T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y 4015 7th Ave #4AJ, Brooklyn NYv: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409 I've discovered another odd characteristic of this site that might help determine the problem. When you go directly to that page there is no data. Not with cURL, not with fopen, not even with IE or Mozilla. If you go in through the main page, then go to the data page it works fine.(Start at http://alert.dot.pima.gov/scripts/Pima.pl, click on the map, click on the Group Hourly... link.) Is it possible that they are using sessions or something? Is there a way to look at the headers to find out? This might also help determine if it's checking for a particular browser. Thanks. M -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
