How to dump the whole POST data to a file in ASP.NET

Question

hi ! I'm currently trying to port an app from asp.net to php, however I just hit a wall and need a hand with this.

I need to dump all the data an .aspx recieves via POST to a file, but I have no clue on how to do this

any ideas ?

thanks in advance!

Answer 1

The best way to do this is via some browser plugin like Fiddler or LiveHttpHeaders (Firefox only). Then you can intercept the raw POST data.

Answer 2

You can use BinaryRead to read from request body:

Request.BinaryRead

Or you could get a reference to input Stream object with:

Request.InputStream

Then you could use CopyStream:

using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(...))
    CopyStream(fs, Request.InputStream);

Answer 3

You can use the InputStream property of the Request object. This will give you the raw data of the http request. Generally you might want to do this as a custom http handler, but I believe you can do it any time.

if (Request.RequestType == "POST")
{
    using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(Request.InputStream))
    {
        // read the stream here using reader.ReadLine() and do your stuff.
    }
}

Answer 4

Here is an old post that might help you.

Answer 5

You could use a proxy application such as Fiddler. This will let you look at all of the data that was transferred, as well as save it to a file as needed.

Answer 6

The HTTP Debugger Pro can show you POST data as well as can help you to simulate POST requests to check your code: http://www.httpdebugger.com

Thanks, KP