How to Update Remote Webserver Files

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

What I would like to do is use perl to add a single file to a host account (such as geocities), I've been looking for information on how to do this and have'nt really found any (I read up on LWP but I can't find information to fit what I want to do) and I was just wondering if some one knew where I could get information on how to do this.

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Re: Trouble Finding Information by IndyZ (Friar) on Jul 15, 2001 at 08:29 UTC
If I interpret you question correctly, you want to upload files to Geocities. I haven't used geocities since way before the Yahoo! takeover, but I am pretty sure that you can use FTP to upload files (some of these free hosting services want you to use web forms!). Check out Net::FTP. It's a good solid module with an easy interface. -- IndyZ	[reply]
Re: Trouble Finding Information by synapse0 (Pilgrim) on Jul 15, 2001 at 08:52 UTC
LWP is, i'm sure, what you need. I haven't played with it at all, so i can't give specifics but you want to do is something like this: Visit the message board you want to upload to and read from. Read the HTML source to see what kinds of forms they use and what type of name/value pairs they want. When you figure out what name/value pairs are used, you can simulate those POST and GET actions with LWP, sending from your system rather than the web page. I hope that helps somewhat.. -Syn0	[reply]
Re: Trouble Finding Information by adamsj (Hermit) on Jul 15, 2001 at 08:19 UTC
I'm not sure you've given us enough information about exactly what you want to do--tell us more. Update: Now we have a better idea what you want to do. I recommend you sketch out with pseudo-code the outlines of what you want to do, then start asking focused questions--this one is a little broad. adamsj They laughed at Joan of Arc, but she went right ahead and built it. --Gracie Allen	[reply]
Re: Re: Trouble Finding Information by Cobo (Scribe) on Jul 15, 2001 at 08:25 UTC
Sorry about that, Well basically what I want to do is make a program that you run from the command line that lets you enter information that you would generally input into a message board, and then put the information into a file and put it on a host, you will also have the option of reading files currently on the host, I plan to have it sort of like a command line based message board system.	[reply]