Is it possible to sent $_POST data from iframe to parent??

Hi all,

I need a login form sitting in an iframe to $_POST the username/pwd to the parent window. But it seems the $_POST data is not being sent.

i have tried this actions

action="http://www.mydomain.com/login">

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and

action="javascript:parent.parent_go_url('http://www.mydomain.com/login');"

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with this .js in the parent window

function parent_go_url(url)
	{
		document.location=url;
	}	

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any tips/suggesions/code examples

 

I'm not really sure, but maybe you can use the target attribute in the form. try and see what it does if you do target="_SELF" or target="_MAIN"

 

hmm, that didn't work.

But thanks for thinking along

 

Can you post the form (everything from <form....</form>) from the external site (http://www.mydomain.com/login ?) - so I can help you better

 

Should it's possible.

<form action="http://example.com/to/parent" method="post">
<!-- Some form -->
</form>

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@danx10, it isn't exactly an external site, but another part of my website. A part i develop with Codeigniter.

The form redirects to the CI-controller but i doesn't login. I assume the $_POST values are lost.
btw How can i check if anything is sent??

Now this is the code in login_form_iframe.php. FYI this is the code from the iframe src

<div id="contact-banner">some general info</div>
<div id="login"><form id="login_form" target="_parent" method="post" action="javascript:parent.parent_go_url('mydomain.com/ci-controller/login');"><table height="34" cellspacing="0"><tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Username: <input name="usernamae" type="text" size="14"  maxlength="10" /></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;Password: <input name="pwd" type="password" size="14"  maxlength="10" /></td>

<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="submit" value="login" name="submit"/></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=4>
<div align="right">
	<a href="javascript:parent.parent_go_url('mydomain.com/ci-controller/forgot-pwd/');">Forgot password</a> &nbsp; <a href="javascript:parent.parent_go_url('mydomain.com/ci-controller/register/');">Register</a>
</div>
</td>
</tr>

</table>
</form></div>

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btw if i copy the code from the iframe without the parent.parent_go_url calls in the div it all works
like

<div id="contact-banner">some general info</div>
<div id="login"><form id="login_form" target="_parent" method="post" action="'mydomain.com/ci-controller/login"><table height="34" cellspacing="0"><tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Username: <input name="usernamae" type="text" size="14"  maxlength="10" /></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;Password: <input name="pwd" type="password" size="14"  maxlength="10" /></td>

<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="submit" value="login" name="submit"/></td></tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=4>
<div align="right">
	<a href="mydomain.com/ci-controller/forgot-pwd/">Forgot password</a> &nbsp; <a href="mydomain.com/ci-controller/register/">Register</a>
</div>
</td>
</tr>

</table>
</form></div>

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But i need to use an iframe to check an user status based on Codeigniter loggedin logic.


regards

 

It's too clumsy explanation.
I believe all you want may be achieved with ajax.

 

very easy using jquery