PHP Send HTML Form Data to MySQL + An External URL

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My objective is to send the data that is submitted in a html form to both a mysql database (already accomplished) and also to an external URL. The reason for sending to the url as well is to add the data to a automated dialler system for our call center.

The problem I have is I can't get my head around once the information is sent to the database, how to then send to a url, I currently have my PHP page send data to mysql and THEN to an email address.

An example of the url:

http://domain.com/vicidial/non_agent_api.php?source=test&user=****&pass=****&function=add_lead&phone_number=07777777777

Any help much appreciated.

justushamalainen · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-16 11:04:32Z

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You could use cURL to send HTTP request to certain url.

<?php

$ch = curl_init("http://domain.com/vicidial/non_agent_api.php?source=test&user=****&pass=****&function=add_lead&phone_number=07777777777");
curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
?>

Cant say for sure if above snippet works, because I dont have PHP devenviroment right now, but that should be the basic idea to be able to send data to another url.

More help: http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php

answered Oct 16, 2012 at 11:04

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user1531401 Over a year ago

thought that would work but I got an error, i think it was something to do with having that code plus sending the user to a thank you page? here is the error: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by...

justushamalainen Over a year ago

Do you use php header()-function? The error may come from that the PHP have already outputted data. Do you have any prints or echos in your script?

justushamalainen Over a year ago

Do you have any html, prints or echos etc. Before that?

justushamalainen Over a year ago

Does the CURL part work? Can you remove the header() part and test that if CURL works. I have read that error: Cannot modify header information could come also from cURL, from php safe_mode or basedir settings to be exact.

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