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Re: enter search term via code? [message #176885 is a reply to message #176883] |
Tue, 31 January 2012 20:49 |
crankypuss
Messages: 147 Registered: March 2011
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On 01/31/2012 11:39 AM, richard wrote:
> A web site has a search block. You know the drill. Enter a word and click
> submit or search or what ever.
> Can this be mimicked in some way through php?
> Even if the site is written in ASP?
Yes. I don't remember all the details offhand. It involves using a
socket and sending what a browser would send.
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Re: enter search term via code? [message #176886 is a reply to message #176883] |
Tue, 31 January 2012 21:00 |
Jerry Stuckle
Messages: 2598 Registered: September 2010
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On 1/31/2012 1:39 PM, richard wrote:
> A web site has a search block. You know the drill. Enter a word and click
> submit or search or what ever.
> Can this be mimicked in some way through php?
> Even if the site is written in ASP?
Yes. See the cURL extension.
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Re: enter search term via code? [message #176887 is a reply to message #176885] |
Wed, 01 February 2012 01:06 |
The Natural Philosoph
Messages: 993 Registered: September 2010
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crankypuss wrote:
> On 01/31/2012 11:39 AM, richard wrote:
>> A web site has a search block. You know the drill. Enter a word and click
>> submit or search or what ever.
>> Can this be mimicked in some way through php?
>> Even if the site is written in ASP?
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> Yes. I don't remember all the details offhand. It involves using a
> socket and sending what a browser would send.
curl is the keyword to search for.
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