How can I automatically fillout a two page form with php?

[abefroman99]

How can I automatically fillout a two page form with php?

 

I want to fill out step 1 of the form, submit it, then on page 2 step 2 of the form, grap that page and the hidden fields which were generated based on the data from step one, check a couple check boxes, and submit step 2 of the form.

 

Got any tips on what functions I could use or where to start?

 

TIA!

[trq]

Take a look at the curl extension.

[tibberous]

Curl has a couple problems with it and isn't always installed. Thomas Harding makes a better version that is written in PHP, but you have to get it off PHP Classes.org.

 

http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/file/12461.html

 

Sending the post data is easy, but parsing the form will be hard if your not good at regex.

[janim]

use functions to generate the form and another function to proccess it

<?php
   function form_1(){
  ?>
<form action=<?php echo $_server[php_self]?> method=post>
....
<input type=submit name=submit_1 />
<?php
}
// end function form_1

function proces_1(){
.
.
.
.
}
  function form_2(){
  ?>
<form name=form 2 action= ..... >
..
.
.
<input type=submit name=submit_2 />
<?php
}
// end function form_2

if (isset($_post[submit_1])){
  proces_1();
  form_2();
}else{
form_1();
}

?>

if you got the idea !!

 

  i'm using this sometimes and it works for me

i don't know if it right way or not let others tell you and me