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  1. Oct 29th, 2006, 02:59 AM #1
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    Download File From Remote Server

    Hi
    I need to make a script to download files from a remote webserver.
    The files will be approximately 200 MB.
    How can I do this, and (I'm not sure if it's possible, but) how can I download files from a site that requires me to login before downloading.
    I've used cURL before to post form data but I'm not sure if it can download binary files after logging in.
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    Re: Download File From Remote Server

    Sure you can. You just need to make sure to send the session cookie along.
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    Re: Download File From Remote Server

    Ok thanks, how would I do that?
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    Re: Download File From Remote Server

    Either cURL does it by itself, if it can handle cookies, or you process the Set-Cookie header that comes with the login response and send it along with the download request using the Cookie header.
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