[thelist] php and http post requests

[Roger Ly]

Hey Tom, try replacing part of your code with this:

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...
 part of your code
...

// a file contain post data
$file = "test.xml";
$remote_url = "/xte/storesense/Process.bok";
$remote_server = "www.mydomain.com";

// read post data
$data = file($file);

// Build the header
$header = "POST $remote_url HTTP/1.0\r\n";
$header .= "Host: $remote_server\r\n";
$header .= "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n";
$header .= "Content-length: " . strlen($data) . "\r\n\r\n";

// Open the connection
$fp = fsockopen(servername($remote_url), 80);

if ($fp)
  {
   // Send HTTP request
   fputs($fp, $header . $data);

...
 rest of your code
...
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Basically, we are removing the recreating of the name/value pairs in the
existing code and just posting the raw XML (without the "?" prepended at the
beginning, which you don't need or want.  Also, we are using a more accurate
HTTP header for the POST request (sending the Host: parameter, etc.)

Your HTTP header will look more or less like this when sent:


POST /xte/storesense/Process.bok HTTP/1.0
Host: www.mydomain.com
Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-length: 37

<?xml version="1.0">
<XTE>
...
</XTE>

I would also suggest that you output the HTTP header that you are sending,
solely for debugging purposes so we can take a look at it if this still isn't
working for you.

Good luck!

Roger