Hi Louis, On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 11:10:16PM +1100, LS wrote: > I actually was able to fetch the html pages > that the php script generates after login in. > I can also submit to forms within the admin area > and capture the resulting html sent from the > php script. > > The solution I used before your email is simply: > > $cookie_jar = HTTP::Cookies->new(); > $browser->cookie_jar( $cookie_jar );
This is fine. The only difference is that your cookie jar's only in memory, so it's not persistent across sessions. > With yours below: > > $browser->cookie_jar(HTTP::Cookies->new(file => 'cookies.txt', > autosave => 1, > ignore_discard => 1)); > > Is it safe to use "autosave" ? I believe so - it's just saving your cookies to the file you specify on exit, subject to all the normal permissions and things. > Another question, when do we actually use the authentication one (the one > that specifies username, password, realm etc ...) ? The authentication what? LWP? You need to setup basic authentication if the site you're accessing requires it (you get the popup username/ password window). But many sites use form-based logins and cookies or url-based session instead, since basic authentication has a number of limitations and relatively low security. Cheers, Gavin -- Open Fusion P/L - Open Source Business Solutions [ Linux - Perl - Apache ] http://www.openfusion.com.au - Fashion is a variable, but style is a constant - Programming Perl -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
