writing a client to access a https site.

[cb49747]

Hello I'm trying to write a simple client to access a https site, here is what I got.

#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
use LWP::Simple;
$url = "

https://www.mysite.com";

$content = get($url);
print $content;

If I run the same program to a http site it works, but not to a https site. I believe I must have to add a certificate or something, any help point me in the right direction would be appreciated.

Thanks

Chris Burger

 

[tviman]

May sound like an obvious question... have you loaded content into the https directories?

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[cgimonk]

You cannot access HTTPS sites with just LWP alone, you need a module. I cannot remember the name off the top of my head but you can NOT install it on Windows. I ran into this problem 2 months and gave up.

cgimonk

 

[cb49747]

cgimonk,

Thanks for your help. After some more diging I figured I needed to get another module, unfortunetly I have been unable to find a https module for LWP. If you remember what it is, or if anyone knows I would apprieciate it if you could let me know.

Thanks

Chris Burger

 

[arcnon]

ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/contrib/noarch/noarch/perl-Net-SFTP-0.05-1.noarch.rpm

 

[cgimonk]

I looked back at what it was, it requires OpenSSL to be running in order to attach yourself to an HTTPS site.

cgimonk