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[Caligula]

Not to long ago... Bompa commented something along the lines of " if you can post to google you can post anywhere" ..... So....  I have made that my first goal in learning the art of link spamming....  hehe.....  nevertheless... its not going so good.. I guess the real question is, is google harder to post to than some bullshit guestbook..or am I going in the wrong direction with my code....

Code:

$key = urlencode(keyword);

$ch=curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.google.com");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT,"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070219 Firefox/2.0.0.2");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, "safe=off&q=$key&start=0&num=10&sa=N");
$result=curl_exec ($ch);
curl_close ($ch);

echo $result;

I have tried the POSTFIELDS statement 100 different ways and all I get is a "Not Implemented" message... which according to google means they cannot recognize the request. What am I doing wrong?

[cdc]

Hmm...it looks ok at face value.

Have you tried removing the POST_FIELDS line and just loading google.com? This will let you know if curl is working properly on your server.

[nop_90]

stupid question,
but isn't G a get ? not a post ?

[Bompa]

stupid question,
but isn't G a get ? not a post ?

Come to think of it, maybe it is.  Not sure what I was thinking when I said post to Google.

Here is from Google's search page:

<form action="/search" name=f>

There is no 'method', so isn't the default POST?

Maybe their backend will accept either?

Shit, I dunno.  That'lll teach yah to listen to me Cal.

Bompa

[Bompa]

Cal,

You would need to post to the url in their form, (Google's or whoever).

Google's is /search

so try www.google.com/search in your code

[cdc]

Good catch, Bomps.

Caligula, if you're going to start submitting forms I highly recommend downloading the HTTP Headers toolbar for firefox. It will tell you the URL you need to post to and all the fields it expects.

[Caligula]

Something tells me you all just jumped into guest books, forums and all... without ever trying the google thing....lol

ok... well.... apparently.. cURL sends a GET request by default... enabling POSTFIELDS tells it to post... but if left out.... you get..GET...  get it?

This works..

Code:

$ch=curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=keyword&start=0&num=10&sa=N");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT,"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070219 Firefox/2.0.0.2");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
$result=curl_exec ($ch);
curl_close ($ch);
echo $result;

- That LiveHTTPHeaders thing for fire fox kicks ass by the way... 

 

[m0nkeymafia]

I always use FireBug too
It can tell you request and response headers for current and previous connections.

It also gives you load times for each connection so you can tell if a particular ajax call takes too long.
Bleedin rocks!

[Bompa]

Something tells me you all just jumped into guest books, forums and all... without ever trying the google thing....lol

ok... well.... apparently.. cURL sends a GET request by default... enabling POSTFIELDS tells it to post... but if left out.... you get..GET...  get it?

This works..

Code:

$ch=curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=keyword&start=0&num=10&sa=N");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT,"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070219 Firefox/2.0.0.2");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
$result=curl_exec ($ch);
curl_close ($ch);
echo $result;

- That LiveHTTPHeaders thing for fire fox kicks ass by the way... 

 

Woohooo!  Glad you got it working.  Now you can post anywhere   sorta. 

Where you have echo $result in your code, does that actually display Google's
source html?  You will need that ability.  Some sites have a session ID or other
parameter on their page that must be included in the POST fields, they do this
to prevent those spammy ppl from just posting without visiting the page first. 



later,
Bompa

[Caligula]

Something tells me you all just jumped into guest books, forums and all... without ever trying the google thing....lol

ok... well.... apparently.. cURL sends a GET request by default... enabling POSTFIELDS tells it to post... but if left out.... you get..GET...  get it?

This works..

Code:

$ch=curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&q=keyword&start=0&num=10&sa=N");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERAGENT,"Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070219 Firefox/2.0.0.2");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER,1);
$result=curl_exec ($ch);
curl_close ($ch);
echo $result;

- That LiveHTTPHeaders thing for fire fox kicks ass by the way... 

 

Woohooo!  Glad you got it working.  Now you can post anywhere   sorta. 

Where you have echo $result in your code, does that actually display Google's
source html?  You will need that ability.  Some sites have a session ID or other
parameter on their page that must be included in the POST fields, they do this
to prevent those spammy ppl from just posting without visiting the page first. 


later,
Bompa

Thanks Bompa 

The echo in the code returns the result page for whatever search term you put in - just as if you were doing a reg G search....only its through the script so its my domain not G's and none of the images show..hehe..... is that what you mean?

I know its pretty much a useless script at this point... but at least I am a little closer to understanding how to post with cURL.... especially since info about this is kinda vague... Now I have to find and install some shit GB script so I can figure out exactly how to post to it.... since I really don't want to practice on someone elses site... lol

[nop_90]

Now I have to find and install some shit GB script so I can figure out exactly how to post to it.... since I really don't want to practice on someone elses site... lol

People like you make me sick 

[perkiset]

No that's just your flu Nop. You'll get over it. Take two cookies, idle your processor and call us in 86,400,000ms.

/p

[Bompa]

Now I have to find and install some shit GB script so I can figure out exactly how to post to it.... since I really don't want to practice on someone elses site... lol

People like you make me sick 

 

[Caligula]

Now I have to find and install some shit GB script so I can figure out exactly how to post to it.... since I really don't want to practice on someone elses site... lol

People like you make me sick 

I....I....I don't know what I've done to offend you... but I can say that whatever it was, I am truly deeply sorry... please forgive Me....

[perkiset]