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Four Fingers · 07-17-2004, 12:22 AM

Hey guys,
Me and my friends have a web-site which is running phpbb. We'd like to delete about 600 threads, but phpbb only lets you delete individual threads through the web-interface (that's what we want to use).

So we want to write an automatic script that accesses a desired page via the HTTP protocol, parses the page and detects the 'delete' button, and then submits an HTTP response signaling the button was pressed. Then load the confirmation page, detect the 'confirm' button, and signal it was pressed too.

We've collected the ids of these threads (i.e. we have their url). Now we just have to write the code that aquires the page, parses it and sends action replies. We can do this in Java or perl, but it'll take a lot of time, because we'll have to learn the HTTP protocol and possibly even handle cookies and stuff.

We're wondering if there's some code library or scripting language designed specifically for this goal. That is, a langauge that offers specific HTTP functionality. Like a 'getCookie()' function, or a 'sendButtonPressedResponse()' function.

Thanks

07-17-2004, 12:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Four Fingers Crazy	HTTP Script Language Hey guys, Me and my friends have a web-site which is running phpbb. We'd like to delete about 600 threads, but phpbb only lets you delete individual threads through the web-interface (that's what we want to use). So we want to write an automatic script that accesses a desired page via the HTTP protocol, parses the page and detects the 'delete' button, and then submits an HTTP response signaling the button was pressed. Then load the confirmation page, detect the 'confirm' button, and signal it was pressed too. We've collected the ids of these threads (i.e. we have their url). Now we just have to write the code that aquires the page, parses it and sends action replies. We can do this in Java or perl, but it'll take a lot of time, because we'll have to learn the HTTP protocol and possibly even handle cookies and stuff. We're wondering if there's some code library or scripting language designed specifically for this goal. That is, a langauge that offers specific HTTP functionality. Like a 'getCookie()' function, or a 'sendButtonPressedResponse()' function. Thanks __________________ "Always do right - this will gratify some and astonish the rest."