Calling PHP script on a second server

[Marek Kotowski]

The problem:
I have script_1.php on a server. I'd like to call a script_2.php which
is on a second server (remote one). Script_2.php is to do some
processing on a second server and return results to script_1.php.
Basing on the results script_1 goes on, using the results.

Is a construction in script_1.php

...
require("second server…/script_2.php");
...

a good direction? (I need environment variables in script_1.php to be
preserved after calling script_2.php). Or the problem needs quite
different solution?

Thanks in advance

Marek Kotowski
Warsaw

[Erwin Moller]

Re: Calling PHP script on a second server

Marek Kotowski wrote:
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> The problem:
> I have script_1.php on a server. I'd like to call a script_2.php which
> is on a second server (remote one). Script_2.php is to do some
> processing on a second server and return results to script_1.php.
> Basing on the results script_1 goes on, using the results.
>
> Is a construction in script_1.php
>
> ...
> require("second serverÂ…/script_2.php");
> ...
>
> a good direction? (I need environment variables in script_1.php to be
> preserved after calling script_2.php). Or the problem needs quite
> different solution?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Marek Kotowski
> Warsaw[/color]

Hi Marek,

This is the kind of thing PHP rocks at. :-)

lookup file at www.php.net

(from script 1)
$lines = file('http://www.marek2.com/myotherscript.p hp');

'file' returns an array with results.
So you let PHP wrap the URL and take care of the difficult stuff, so you can
just enjoy the result easily ordered in $lines.

Good luck!

Regards,
Erwin Moller

PS: If you want to pass more info, just URLencode it:
$lines =
file('http://www.marek2.com/myotherscript.p hp?firstname=Ma rek&country=Pol and');

[Marek Kotowski]

Re: Calling PHP script on a second server

Erwin Moller <since_humans_r ead_this_I_am_s pammed_too_much @spamyourself.c om> wrote in message news:<42077293$ 0$28990$e4fe514 c@news.xs4all.n l>...[color=blue]
> Hi Marek,
>
> This is the kind of thing PHP rocks at. :-)
>
> lookup file at www.php.net
>
> (from script 1)
> $lines = file('http://www.marek2.com/myotherscript.p hp');
>
> 'file' returns an array with results.[/color]
[...]

Hi Erwin,

It works. I get all html stuff, wchich is sent
by a script, but - most important - I can include
in it my own special markers with info I need.
That's enough. I'll use the method.

Many thanks :-)

Marek Kotowski
Warsaw