Hi IG That looks like the object. Thanks. Information Guzzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Chris,
HttpClient would be an alternative to generate HTTP POST request. For info. refer http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/httpclient/ /I On 4/17/07, Chris Pat wrote: > > Hello > Sorry for the persistence/naivete of this, however can someone tell me if > this is possible and how? It will be a learning experience for me and I > appreciate any insight. > > Chris Pat wrote: Hi Laurie > Thanks. All I need is to send a HTTP Post request to the php script with > the parameters that the Action received, but having done some processing in > the Action. At this point I dont care if the client sees the results of the > php output. I dont see how to generate something like a RequestDisptacher > from within an Action even if I just send the client to a success page at > the end. > > My design problem is that I am trying to talk to a cc processor using > struts code. Right now the only way I can send the post to the cc processor > and receive the response on the same port is with a php script. So I > thought of splitting it up and using curl to send to the cc processor after > processing it in an Action, receiving it in the php scrip and forwarding it > to another Action for post processing. I have to get around the fact that > the cc processor will only send back a response on the same port that the > port as the request, obviously without a nicely formatted context/servlet > syntax. I believe this will work, if I can only get a post sent to the php > script which will be a url outside of the Struts framework. I am sure this > massively violative MVC and probably not scalable, but I just have to get it > done. Thanks for even the slightest insight, even if saying it is utterly > stupid, grin. > > Laurie Harper wrote: Chris Pat wrote: > > Hello > > Is it possible to have an Action that processes some data and then posts > to a url completely out of control of the framework? I want to process and > write to a db first and then using the same parameters and any added session > variables post to a php script, initially running on localhost but > eventually on a completely different url. Can someone help me understand > how or why not. I really need to do it even if it is not to the > spec. Thank you. > > Post to? Sure, you can create an HTTP POST request to any URL. But I > suspect that's not quite what you mean. If you mean /forward/ to, as in > dispatch to, a PHP script, it's not so straight forward. > > I seem to recall seeing mention on this list in the past of some sort of > Java-PHP bridge, which may be what you're looking for. Search the > archives (or Google) for 'Java PHP bridge' and see if that turns > anything useful up. Alternatively, re-post with clarification of exactly > what you want to achieve; maybe someone will be able to give a more > specific solution. > > L. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
