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Posted by tedd on 01/03/06 02:50
>On Mon, Jan 02, 2006 at 11:07:33AM -0500, tedd wrote:
>> Hi:
>>
>> I've asked this question on the curl-and-php@cool.haxx.se list, but
>> replies were few and didn't address the problem. Whereas, I've seen
>> considerable discussion of curl on this list, so here goes.
>>
>> I am writing a client-side application that uses curl commands to
>> communicate with a php application.
>>
>> At present I can send the php application logon, password, and variables
>> via:
>>
> > curl -u userID:password --url http://mydomain.com/myApp.php?what=what
>>
>> That works!
>>
>> However, I would like to send the variables hidden instead of
>> attached to the url. So, what would the curl command be?
>
>How do you mean hidden? You have to send the userid and pass
>somehow either with the -u option or specifying them in the url:
>
> http://userID:password@mydomain.com/
>
>If you are worried about people seing the network traffic of the
>username or passowrd then use https.
>
>Curt.
Curt:
Thanks for your reply.
To answer you question, "hidden" means, as I said, data that is NOT
attached to the url as found in the curl example I provided.
Please note that the userID and password are NOT the data that I
speak of. Besides, I am not worried about the ID or password being
shown, because it isn't. What I am concerned about -- however -- is
sending data attached to the end of the url because I would like to
hide that from the user. For example, typically input statements in
forms provide hidden data -- but unfortunately, my client-side
application cannot mimic a form.
So, let me state the problem again.
I have written a client-side application that communicates very well
with a php application. The php application requires authorization
and the curl command I use to provide this authorization with
subsequent data is as follows:
curl -u userID:password --url http://mydomain.com/myApp.php?what=what
Now, what I am asking is -- is there a curl command that will send
both id:password AND data without attaching data to the end of the
url string? Is there such a critter?
Thanks,
tedd
PS: Please don't tell me to use a php-command or php-function because
this is for a client side application that can only use curl commands
to communicate with a php application.
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