Can you pass _POST variables from 1 server to another?

Question

I have a web form on an IIS server (has no PHP). I have a PHP script on a LAMP server. My _POST var array is coming up empty on the LAMP server. My suspicion is I cannot pass POST vars from 1 server to another but I would like to have that confirmed. Does anyone know the answer to this?

If that's the case then I know I need to with use _GET vars in the URL's Query String or set a cookie (which I can do because both servers are config'd with the domain name).

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

We'll you could receive the post in IIS and use ASP(.NET) to perform a POST to your PHP server which would then let you access the data. If you do go around the query string route just keep in mind that vast amounts of data won't always make it through.

Answer 2

You can use ASP/ASP.NET or whatever you do have installed on the IIS server to call the other server. What you can do depends on the framework you go with, but it should be possible to send a POST.

For an ASP.NET explanation, see this: http://odetocode.com/articles/162.aspx

Answer 3

I overthought my first answer.

Why don't you just change the action url attribute on the <form> tag to the PHP script address you want to collect and process the form?

eg go from:

<form method="post">
    <input ...>
</form>

to:

<form method="post" action="http://other.server.ext/my-php-script.php"&gt;
    <input ...>
</form>