Re: [PHP] how to download files require login
[email protected] (Richard Quadling)
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On 1 March 2010 17:00, Ashley Sheridan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 2010-03-01 at 11:37 -0500, Ryan Sun wrote: > >> For URLs like 'http://download.fotolia.com/DownloadContent/1/h7G0bWGsGof8VvSqw32xFZ0KvD5eqbvN', >> it requires user login to download. >> Then how do I download it remotely via php server if I have the >> username and password in hand? >> > > > This is a job for Curl. You create a Curl request that sends the login > information to the remote site in the form that it expects (usually via > some sort of post data from a form) and then you can receive the reply > back. You can then form your requests that you need to make for the > rest. > > There are some great add-ons for Firefox for this sort of thing, to look > at what data is being sent to and from your browser. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > If the authentication style is basic you COULD use the http://username:[email protected]/page.xxxxxx -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html EE4Free : http://www.experts-exchange.com/becomeAnExpert.jsp Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling