Is it possible to do a dual action form post in PHP 4.3 without cURL?

After Googling, this doesn't seem possible, but there must be a way. Looking to post, on submit, the data from a form to two separate dbs. Downsides: using PHP 4.3 without cURL.

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mulderjoe 24 weeks ago

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the link. I will give it a shot. Although I did try something similar, this approach is slightly different.

Thanks again,
Joe

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jimlynch 24 weeks ago

Hi mulderjoe,

I'm not sure but this article might help you with your question. Give it a look and see if it gets you on the right road.

PHP How-to: HTTP POST without using cURL
http://www.ajaxapp.com/2010/03/15/php-how-to-http-post-without-using-curl/

"You wanna call a remote web service using HTTP POST in your PHP, but you do not wanna use cURL as cURL might not be supported in your web host. The following codes explain how you can do it without using cURL.

We prepare two very simple pages, p1.php and p2.php to test out and show it works. "

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