PHP + curl, HTTP POST sample code?

Question

Can anyone show me how to do a php curl with an HTTP POST?

I want to send data like this:

username=user1, password=passuser1, gender=1

Answer 1

A simpler answer IF you are passing information to your own website is to use a SESSION variable. Begin php page with:

session_start();

If at some point there is information you want to generate in PHP and pass to the next page in the session, instead of using a POST variable, assign it to a SESSION variable. Example:

$_SESSION['message']='www.'.$_GET['school'].'.edu was not found.  Please try again.'

Then on the next page you simply reference this SESSION variable. NOTE: after you use it, be sure you destroy it, so it doesn't persist after it is used:

if (isset($_SESSION['message'])) {echo $_SESSION['message']; unset($_SESSION['message']);}