GetAuth.cpp

#include <Poco/Net/HTTPClientSession.h>
#include <Poco/Net/HTTPRequest.h>
#include <Poco/Net/HTTPResponse.h>
#include <Poco/StreamCopier.h>
#include <Poco/Path.h>
#include <Poco/URI.h>
#include <Poco/Exception.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace Poco::Net;
using namespace Poco;
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    HTTPClientSession session("stkaddons.net");    //create session with stkaddons
    session.setKeepAlive(true);
    Poco::Net::HTTPRequest req(Poco::Net::HTTPRequest::HTTP_GET, "http://stkaddons.net/client-user.php?action=connect&user=testingnw&password=p@ssword", HTTPMessage::HTTP_1_1);
    req.setContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
    req.setKeepAlive(true); // notice setKeepAlive is also called on session (above)

    std::string reqBody("This is an authentication request");
    req.setContentLength( reqBody.length() );

    std::ostream& myOStream = session.sendRequest(req); // sends request, returns open stream
    myOStream << reqBody;  // sends the body

    req.write(std::cout);

    Poco::Net::HTTPResponse res;
    std::istream& iStr = session.receiveResponse(res);  // get the response from server
    std::cerr << iStr.rdbuf()<<std::endl;  // dump server response so you can view it

    return 0;
}