Cookies on file_get_contents or cURL?

tm · 03-05-2007, 08:24 AM

Hi,

I need to load up a page, but to view the page you need to be logged in (ie have cookies set).

How do I set cookies in a php script so when I use file_get_contents() or cURL (don't know much about cURL) it loads the logged-in page rather than the login page?

Hope I made myself clear.. please say if you don't understand.

Thanks

Colin

Matthew. · 03-05-2007, 09:21 AM

I do not know much about cURL i confess, as i have not used it before. However with cURL you can virtually submit forms and return the data from that. Cookies will be stored in turn with that.

These may be more helpful than i can be right now:
http://www.wagerank.com/2007/how-to-...orms-with-php/
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...e+Search&meta=

Matt

tm · 03-05-2007, 09:37 AM

You think that'd work like that, would it store the cookies on the server?

Matthew. · 03-05-2007, 09:41 AM

I would assume cookies are stored in "cookies.txt", seems logical.

But like i say i have never used cURL.

Matt

tm · 03-05-2007, 09:51 AM

So something like this should work?

PHP Code:

  $url="http://url.com";

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);

curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);

curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "fieldname=fieldvalue&fieldname=fieldvalue&");

curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, 'cookie.txt');

curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

$store = curl_exec ($ch);

$content = curl_exec ($ch); # This returns HTML

curl_close ($ch);

sdsinc · 03-05-2007, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tm

How do I set cookies in a php script so when I use file_get_contents() or cURL (don't know much about cURL) it loads the logged-in page rather than the login page?

You definitely need curl. Curl can handle cookies for you.

enlytend · 03-05-2007, 12:59 PM

CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR is used when you fetch a page that sets cookies. It declares a name of a file in which the cookies will be stored.

Then you use that filename with CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE on subsequent requests to tell cURL to send the cookies in that file along with your request(s).

For security reasons, be really careful where you keep the cookiejar file - unless there's a reason to keep it, delete it when you're done!

If you just need to send a couple of cookies and you know what they are, you can use CURLOPT_COOKIE followed by a comma and a string (in single quotes) containing comma-delimited cookies and values. For example:

curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_COOKIE, 'cookie1=value1, cookie2=value2, cookie3=value3');

03-05-2007, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
tm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: on a oil rig just off Ireland Posts: 1,409 374.65 NP$ (Donate)	Cookies on file_get_contents or cURL? Hi, I need to load up a page, but to view the page you need to be logged in (ie have cookies set). How do I set cookies in a php script so when I use file_get_contents() or cURL (don't know much about cURL) it loads the logged-in page rather than the login page? Hope I made myself clear.. please say if you don't understand. Thanks Colin __________________ You design in photoshop, I code into valid XHTML/CSS. Professional PSD, PNG or HTML to tableless XHTML/CSS designs. For more info, send me a PM.

03-05-2007, 09:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Matthew. Stud Sausage Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,546 34.41 NP$ (Donate)	I do not know much about cURL i confess, as i have not used it before. However with cURL you can virtually submit forms and return the data from that. Cookies will be stored in turn with that. These may be more helpful than i can be right now: http://www.wagerank.com/2007/how-to-...orms-with-php/ http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...e+Search&meta= Matt __________________ My NamePros Tools (firefox plugin, google gadget etc)

03-05-2007, 09:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
tm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: on a oil rig just off Ireland Posts: 1,409 374.65 NP$ (Donate)	You think that'd work like that, would it store the cookies on the server? __________________ You design in photoshop, I code into valid XHTML/CSS. Professional PSD, PNG or HTML to tableless XHTML/CSS designs. For more info, send me a PM.

03-05-2007, 09:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Matthew. Stud Sausage Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,546 34.41 NP$ (Donate)	I would assume cookies are stored in "cookies.txt", seems logical. But like i say i have never used cURL. Matt __________________ My NamePros Tools (firefox plugin, google gadget etc)

03-05-2007, 09:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
tm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: on a oil rig just off Ireland Posts: 1,409 374.65 NP$ (Donate)	So something like this should work? PHP Code: `$url="http://url.com"; $ch = curl_init(); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url); curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1); curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "fieldname=fieldvalue&fieldname=fieldvalue&"); curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR, 'cookie.txt'); curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); $store = curl_exec ($ch); $content = curl_exec ($ch); # This returns HTML curl_close ($ch);` __________________ You design in photoshop, I code into valid XHTML/CSS. Professional PSD, PNG or HTML to tableless XHTML/CSS designs. For more info, send me a PM.

03-05-2007, 12:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
enlytend NamePros Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA Posts: 725 212.90 NP$ (Donate)	CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR is used when you fetch a page that sets cookies. It declares a name of a file in which the cookies will be stored. Then you use that filename with CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE on subsequent requests to tell cURL to send the cookies in that file along with your request(s). For security reasons, be really careful where you keep the cookiejar file - unless there's a reason to keep it, delete it when you're done! If you just need to send a couple of cookies and you know what they are, you can use CURLOPT_COOKIE followed by a comma and a string (in single quotes) containing comma-delimited cookies and values. For example: curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_COOKIE, 'cookie1=value1, cookie2=value2, cookie3=value3');

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