converting GET to POST

Currently, I am posting via GET to third party server as seen below:

$item=urlencode($item);
header("Location: https://www.fake.com/fake.php?item=$item");

I want to reconfigure my header calls to POST instead of using GET for
sending $item to third party server. Is this doable?

Thank you,

Kris

--- Kris Yates <kris@2binteractive.com> wrote:
> Currently, I am posting via GET to third party server as seen below:
>
> $item=urlencode($item);
> header("Location: https://www.fake.com/fake.php?item=$item");
>
> I want to reconfigure my header calls to POST instead of using GET
> for sending $item to third party server. Is this doable?

No, you can't force a remote Web client to send a POST request. Maybe this is
possible with JavaScript, but I hope not.

Chris

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You can do it this way:

<form action="https://www.fake.com/fake.php">
<input type="hidden" name="item" value="<?= $item ?>">
<input type="submit">
</form>

Kris Yates wrote:
> Currently, I am posting via GET to third party server as seen below:
>
> $item=urlencode($item);
> header("Location: https://www.fake.com/fake.php?item=$item");
>
> I want to reconfigure my header calls to POST instead of using GET for
> sending $item to third party server. Is this doable?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Kris
>

>>>>> "Marek" == Marek Kilimajer <kilimajer@webglobe.sk> writes:
>>>>> "Kris" == Kris Yates writes:

Marek> You can do it this way:
Marek> <form action="https://www.fake.com/fake.php">
Marek> <input type="hidden" name="item" value="<?= $item ?>">
Marek> <input type="submit">
Marek> </form>

Actually, I think that if you do it this way, someone will have to
click on the submit button. If you want to redirect with a post, then
look in to using the CURL library.

Marek> Kris Yates wrote:
Kris> Currently, I am posting via GET to third party server as seen below:
Kris> $item=urlencode($item);
Kris> header("Location: https://www.fake.com/fake.php?item=$item");
Kris> I want to reconfigure my header calls to POST instead of using GET
Kris> for sending $item to third party server. Is this doable?
Kris> Thank you,
Kris> Kris
Kris>

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Lee Doolan wrote:
>>>>>>"Marek" == Marek Kilimajer <kilimajer@webglobe.sk> writes:
>>>>>>"Kris" == Kris Yates writes:
>
>
> Marek> You can do it this way:
> Marek> <form action="https://www.fake.com/fake.php">
> Marek> <input type="hidden" name="item" value="<?= $item ?>">
> Marek> <input type="submit">
> Marek> </form>
>
> Actually, I think that if you do it this way, someone will have to
> click on the submit button. If you want to redirect with a post, then
> look in to using the CURL library.
>

Right. Either that, or remove the submit button, and have JavaScript
submit the form on page load.

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Lee Doolan wrote:
>
> Actually, I think that if you do it this way, someone will have to
> click on the submit button. If you want to redirect with a post, then
> look in to using the CURL library.
Kris wants to redirect the user so CURL library would not work for this.