Create a POST from a PHP script - not html

[liderbug]

I'm working on bulk loading data into a DB.  The orig web page has the form, method=POST.  Works fine ... 1. i.t.e.m. a.t. a. t.i.m.e.  So I've figured out what I need to populate: $item = "Widget, red"; $quantity = 7; etc. etc. etc.  Which I can do in foo4.php and then call "insert_data.php".  However insert_data starts out with: $item = $_POST['item'];

 

What I can't figure out is how to POST item in foo4 before calling insert_data  :-\

 

Thanks.

cal

[flyhoney]

You can use the PHP CURL library to make HTTP POST requests.

[thebadbad]

You can post values to a remote script with cURL.

 

Is insert_data.php the remote script? And what's foo4.php? You need to explain yourself better.

[liderbug]

insert_data.php is part of a larger package (zen cart).  In the larger schema the code runs thru files A,B,C,D,insertdata,F,G,(backto)A.  So I wrote foo4 to take the place of "D" which will have the lines: $data = file("data.csv");  foreach($data.... call insert_data.php.  I know it can be done - just a mater of getting all of the duck properly lined up.

 

cal

 

 

[aggrav8d]

You can also cheat by loading your values into an array called $_POST and then including "insert_data.php"... but I don't recommend it.