How do I upload a file to a https server.

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi - I need to get and put files onto a https server. The get is working OK with something like:

my $browser = LWP::UserAgent->new;

$browser->credentials(
                $ENV{'HTTPS_SITE'},
                $ENV{'HTTPS_REALM'},
                $ENV{'HTTPS_USERNAME'} => 
                    $ENV{'HTTPS_PASSWORD'}
                );
        
my $response = $browser->get($url_filename);
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However, I don't understand how to put a file there. I have tried POST, but not really sure how this works as I have read a lot of articles talking about forms. Is this the correct command to use to upload a file? Thanks Jonathan

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Re: How do I upload a file to a https server. by iburrell (Chaplain) on Jun 01, 2004 at 16:34 UTC
File uploads should be the same as with HTTP. You might want to get it working with HTTP if you can and then switch to HTTPS. Look at the HTTP::Request::Common, POST method. `my $request = POST($url, [ 'param' => 'value', 'file_param' => [ $filename ] ]); my $reponse = $browser->request($request);` [download] Replace file_param with the name of the "file" type input param.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: How do I upload a file to a https server. by Anonymous Monk on Jun 01, 2004 at 17:13 UTC
Thanks for your help. I have tried the following which uses 'post' directly and not 'request' as in your code: `my $browser = LWP::UserAgent->new; ... my $response = $browser->post($url, [ 'file' =>[ "/tmp/test_file.txt" +] ]);` [download] I get "405 Method not allowed". Does something need configuring on the server or is the code wrong? (I have tried http and https servers). Thanks Jonathan	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: How do I upload a file to a https server. by iburrell (Chaplain) on Jun 01, 2004 at 23:50 UTC
That error code is coming from the server. It means that the server does not allow POSTs to that URL. Most likely, the URL you are posting to is not a script. POST uploads need a script that handle processing the form submission and saves the uploaded file. PUT is the other method to handle uploads. The web server must be configured to handle this. It puts the upload over the URL.	[reply]
Re^4: How do I upload a file to a https server. by Anonymous Monk on Jun 07, 2004 at 14:50 UTC
Re: How do I upload a file to a https server. by eclark (Scribe) on Jun 01, 2004 at 19:31 UTC
Untested, but try something like this: `$ua->post($url, Content_Type => 'form-data', Content => [ field1 => 'value1', file => ['data.txt'] ] );` [download] Put any fields and values you need to post in there, and change `file` to the name of the upload field in the form. I found this info in HTTP::Request::Common	[reply] [d/l] [select]