how to get variable info after login using php

[torrfriend]

hi guys,
we use file_get_contents in php script to get content from page, but how to get info after login....?

that is, it ask for password to access page, how to login using php itself and get the data.....??

Thanks

torrfriend Reviewed by torrfriend on 17th May 2012. how to get variable info after login using php hi guys, we use file_get_contents in php script to get content from page, but how to get info after login....? that is, it ask for password to access page, how to login using php itself and get the data.....?? Thanks Rating: 5

[soft2050]

Use curl first to login to the website and then store the cookies in a file. Then get new content using the cookie files saved previously.

[CJ]

file_get_contents is used to fetch the data as it is from a url or a file.

Use curl if u want to pass some data like login details.

[torrfriend]

Thanks soft and humo

created a small script using curl,now able to login, storing cookies in text, and
got static page after login

Note:
now only i understood how all bots collecting info and RSS.
if CURL is not available means, then NO BOTS.

EDIT1:
DDOSING site is also possible using curl, i think so
(i don't do any ddos, i am still a php learner - f**ck you vtc, no curl tut there.)


EDIT2:
1) any solution for site with captcha during login...??

[botter]

@torrfriend: there are 2 solutions for captcha:
- ocr, which you can't really rely on. also there is no real good implementation for it in php
- decaptcher or similar captcha breaking apis. these are basically apis where on the other end real people are breaking the captchas for you. you have to pay for it on a per captcha basis

[deliteblogger]

Captcha is there exactly to prevent automated actions. Solving that won't be an easy job.

[torrfriend]

thanks for reply guys

now i have 2 questions

1) will the username/pass is send each time to target site for retrieval of data.....?? or just use username/pass for first time, then store in cookie.txt and use for whole session or whole day........??

2) i am here to type captcha, so any way to display the captcha to me, so i can type in box and send it back

[deliteblogger]

1) You can use the cookie till its valid. Have to check what is its expire date. It works the same way like the cookies in your browser, except the session cookies stay there. In your place I would simply do the login every time you need the data.

2) It's possible, but it needs some coding to make it.
get the form page > save the captcha image > display for yourself > type in and send > PHP curl posts all the data, including captcha

[torrfriend]

so is it possible to to get cookies (copy from browser) and paste in cookiefile....??
then we can escape from login in curl and get contents .....??

[deliteblogger]

I guess its possible if you use the correct format.

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BTW,

Note:
now only i understood how all bots collecting info and RSS.
if CURL is not available means, then NO BOTS.

EDIT1:
DDOSING site is also possible using curl, i think so
(i don't do any ddos, i am still a php learner - f**ck you vtc, no curl tut there.)

Try to learn Regex, for me that was another of this kind of "revelations"

also, it's cool to be able to understand things like

((\b[0-9]+)?\.)?\b[0-9]+([eE][-+]?[0-9]+)?\b

^4[0-9]{12}(?:[0-9]{3})?$