How to use GET/POST without the input argument

Question

I use rapache module to build a web site base on r statistic programing language. The way to pass variables to r are by using the GET/POST methods.

But I want to insert value with PHP to the $_POST variable and then to pass it to r.

Is there a way to use GET/POST without the "input" argument. I mean can I give the variable a value and not to wait for the client to make an action, for example the press the submit button?

Thanks for any help,

yoni.

Answer 1

You can use the HTTP extension in PHP to create your own POST to your r platform. Specifically you can use HttpRequest::addPostFields to add post fields to that request.

Answer 2

Once again, don't use PHP. RApache provides POST and GET superglobals similar to PHP. All you'll have to do is to massage them within R script file. Parameters from POST/GET requests are wrapped into R list (generic vectors), so you can easily manipulate them within R.

Please put a reproducible example, so folks can actually see what are you up to.