my $URL = 'https://myurl.com'; my $user = 'rapid_perl'; my $pass = 'secret'; my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new(); $ua->agent("USER/AGENT/IDENTIFICATION"); my $request = HTTP::Request->new(GET => $URL); $request->authorization_basic($user, $pass); my $response = $ua->request($request); my $cont_res = $response->content(); if ($cont_res=~/\Windchill\<\/title\>/i) { print "Login Successful \n"; my $ie1 = Win32::IEAutomation->new( visible => 1, maximize => 0); $ie1->gotoURL("$URL"); sleep 15; }