> Greetings, > > I used CPAN (libwww-perl) docs as my main reference > and generated the following script (trying 'content' > as well as 'authorization_basic' for user id & pw), > but keep getting "405 Method Not Allowed". >
'Method not allowed' is usually provided when you try a POST and need a GET or vice versa, however, in this case I believe you are getting that because you are not POST'ing to the login url, but to the home page instead. See below... > I would very much appreciate any suggestions. > > Cheers, > David > > #!perl -w > use LWP::UserAgent; > use HTTP::Cookies; > > $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new; > $ua->cookie_jar(HTTP::Cookies->new(file => > "lwpcookies.txt", autosave => 1)); > > # Create a request > my $req = HTTP::Request->new(POST => > 'http://www.gene-regulation.com/'); The above needs a 'login' tacked onto the end so you are submitting your content to the actual login script not to the homepage. > $req->content_type('application/x-www-form-urlencoded'); > > # Login > # $req->content('user=gratner&password=motley'); The above should be what you need. Does that get it? http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
