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FortiGate 200B-POE API Poll (PHP Preserving Cookies)

byon — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:04:26 +0000

I have been helping Ivan with trying to preserve cookies while polling the web service for a json response of the router’s status. As there are not much tutorials or sample codes provided by the vendor, I hope the code below explains how it can be done in PHP.

array( 'timeout' => 25, 'method'=>"POST", 'header'=>"Accept-language: en\r\n" ) ); $context = stream_context_create($opts); $xm = file_get_contents($request, false, $context);


$johncookie = $http_response_header[2];

$john = explode("APSCOOKIE_2464548051=", $johncookie);
$req = "https://192.168.1.200/api/monitor?json={'vdom':'root','path':'router','name':'ipv4','action':'select','start':'0','count':'1000'}";

$opts = array(

  'http'=>array(

    'timeout' => 25,

    'method'=>"POST",

    'header'=>array(

	"Cookie: APSCOOKIE_2464548051=" . $john[1] . "\r\n"

	)

  )

);

$context = stream_context_create($opts);

$xml = file_get_contents($req, false, $context);
echo htmlspecialchars($xml, ENT_QUOTES);

?>

Hope it helps some of you

mckinsey way notes

byon — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:45:10 +0000

“You asked me to look at problem X, but the real impact on our performance will come from solving problem Y. Now I can solve problem X, if that’s what you really want, but I think it’s in our interest to focus on Y.”

Redefine the problem. You can tell your client that the problem is not X, it’s Y.

if you have the data to back you up, the client can either accept your recommendations or tell you to stay on the original problem, but you will have fulfilled your responsibility to act in the client’s best interest.

Tweak your way to a solution. dont worry about implementing the solution immediate. As people leave the organization, you can “tweak” your way to your optimum over time.

Facts Based Analysis, move forward with this. rework on the initial hypothesis

Work through the politics. Even political problems are soluble. Most people in business are rational, at least in their business conduct. They react to incentives. Therefore, when you face political opposition, it usually means that your solution has negative implications for someone in the organization. So politics is just people acting in their own interests.

Reflections

byon — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:08:06 +0000

In my life, i have many things i wanna do while i’m alive, but I’m losing against time.

I spoke with people who worked with me afraid of starting their own business, and have tons of ideas. They share, they talk, and they post on the internet. All of them are looking for someone to help them execute their ideas. But these people hardly comes by, and the price to pay is high. Then they forget.

To the people who dare try, Cheers!

Captain America

byon — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:12:44 +0000

a strong man who has known power all his life may lose respect for that power, but a weak man knows the value of strength. and knows, compassion. – Abraham Erskine, Captain America movie

柯震東 feat.陳妍希 – 漂流瓶 Lyrics (You Are The Apple Of My Eye)

byon — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:24:46 +0000

漂流瓶 Feat.陳妍希
主唱：柯震東
作曲：李煊樂
填詞：李煊樂
編曲：黃宣銘
監製：薛忠銘

歌詞

你會在哪裡　現在你叫什麼名
密封了勇氣　落空決心
我摀著自己　外面世界不安靜（我摀著自己　不安靜）
而心很確定　想聽你呼吸（我確定　呼吸）

Love　把心扔到海裡（Love　嗚嗚～）
刻上愛的字跡　時光帶我去有你的地方

漂流著一千年都過了我在海裡頭（在海裡頭）
有一種見不到你就不回去的念頭（的念頭）
旋渦中聽見耳邊的風微微顫抖
滄海桑田　黑夜白晝（滄海桑田　黑夜白晝）

我隨著時間的方向一圈圈打著轉（一圈圈打著轉）
你會不會找到我將要在哪裡靠岸（靠岸）
如果有一天　撞上一個小缺口
我怕　沉入海底

我摀著自己　外面世界不安靜（我摀著自己　不安靜）
而心很確定　想聽你呼吸（我確定　呼吸）

Love　把心扔到海裡（Love　嗚嗚～）
刻上愛的字跡　時光帶我去有你的地方

漂流著一千年都過了我在海裡頭
有一種見不到你就不回去的念頭
旋渦中聽見耳邊的風微微顫抖
滄海桑田　黑夜白晝（滄海桑田　黑夜白晝）

我隨著時間的方向一圈圈打著轉
你會不會找到我將要在哪裡靠岸
如果有一天　撞上一個小缺口
我怕　沉入海底

漂流著一千年都過了我在海裡頭
（漂流著一千年都過了　在海裡頭）
有一種見不到你就不回去的念頭（的念頭）
旋渦中聽見耳邊的風微微顫抖
滄海桑田　黑夜白晝（滄海桑田　黑夜白晝）

我隨著時間的方向一圈圈打著轉
（我隨著時間的方向　一圈圈打轉了）
你會不會找到我將要在哪裡靠岸（靠岸）
如果有一天　撞上一個小缺口
我怕　沉入海底
如果愛有錯　也等的起
Finally, both of them are together in the other parallel world.

那些年，我們一起追的女孩

byon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:16:26 +0000

omgomg, i can’t find the show on bittorrent! this show is awesome.

Windows 8 with Security Essentials

byon — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:22:57 +0000

Earlier when Microsoft decided to ship Antivirus with their Windows, they got in a long haul of court cases due to anti-competitive behaviour. This time, they are doing the same again. It’s gonna make my life easier as i’m involved in maintaining small-medium enterprise networks, but what is it going to mean for large enterprises who has contracting terms with the security vendors?

就是喜欢你逗我开心。。

byon — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:28:12 +0000

http://www.facebook.com/v/284330234941166

那些年，我們一起追的女孩

byon — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:12:15 +0000

Wedding Ceremony

byon — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:30:42 +0000

我梦想当中的婚礼因该会在一个纯白色的教堂里面，然后有一个很大很大的落地窗。窗外有一片白色的沙滩。。　海浪的声音就像在祝福我们的婚礼。人不需要多，但在婚礼结束之后，两个人可以手牵手走在白色沙滩上面一起看夕阳。

Written with Simplified Chinese Character support