Make php USE cookies to log into other sites?

[d11wtq]

Can php be made to use cookies so that it can log into other sites I have membership for and file_get_contents() on the html that is output by the pages. Both IE and NS log in automatically via cookies on my pc but php just ends up at the login page.

[fci]

yes, with curl or fsockopen.. preferably curl though.
http://www.php.net/curl
http://www.php.net/fsockopen