Make PHP issue an HTTP request with POST form data - seperate from the user

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One PHP file (execute.php) needs to be sent a POST variable to function. Another PHP file (interface.php) provides the user interface for the program. Interface.php needs to communicate with execute.php by making an HTTP request, that includes a POST variable. However, this variable should NOT be accessible to the end user.

 

What should happen is:

User loads interface.php

Hits a button, POST variable is sent to execute.php without the user being able to see it

Execute.php returns content to user, or to interface.php

 

The two scripts cannot be integrated, what is needed is a way to query one (execute.php) with a hidden POST variable, without leaking that variable to the user. Is this possible?

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Yay Google, think I found what was needed:

 

From http://netevil.org/blog/2006/nov/http-post-from-php-without-curl

"here's an example of how to send a POST request with straight up PHP, no cURL:"

 

<?php

 

$postdata = http_build_query(

    array(

        'var1' => 'some content',

        'var2' => 'doh'

    )

);

 

$opts = array('http' =>

    array(

        'method'  => 'POST',

        'header'  => 'Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded',

        'content' => $postdata

    )

);

 

$context  = stream_context_create($opts);

 

$result = file_get_contents('http://example.com/submit.php', false, $context);

 

?>