Re: POSTing data to HTTP server in C under AIX

From: Ralph A. Moeritz (ralphm_at_sie.co.za)
Date: 04/05/05


Date: 4 Apr 2005 23:32:04 -0700


helgy wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I need to send some data to an HTTP server using POST and get
response.
> Sounds easy, but it should be done in C and work under AIX.
> What is the best way of doing it? Is there any libaries available
> (preferably preinstalled in AIX) or I should use plain sockets?
>
> --
> Oleg Tkachenko

You could presumably use cgic[1] or fcgi[2] for this
purpose. I'm not sure if they work on AIX. Good luck!

[1] http://www.boutell.com/cgic/
[2] http://www.fastcgi.com

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