Re: Authentication with WWW::Mechanize

[petdance]

From the FAQ:

=head2 How do I get Mech to handle authentication?

    my $agent = WWW::Mechanize->new();
    my @args = (
        Authorization => "Basic " .
            MIME::Base64::encode( USER . ':' . PASS )
    );

    $agent->credentials( ADDRESS, REALM, USER, PASS );
    $agent->get( URL, @args );

[Kanji]

That only works for sites using HTTP authentication.

Unfortunately, the site the OP is trying to log into isn't one of them.

Instead is uses forms-based authentication, for which use of form_name, set_field and submit (or some variation thereof) would be a more appropriate -- and less futile :-) -- way to proceed.

Update: s/OP/OP is trying to log into/;

[cdherold]

Please forgive my ignorance, but I may need a little hand holding here if you have the time.

What are ADDRESS and REALM in credentials?

Why do I need to have the user and pass in both the authorization of the @args as well as in the credentials?

Will this work for logging into https even though it is 'basic'?