connecting to a webpage

Using Arduino Programming Questions
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Hello all,

I hope I'm posting this in the right part of the forum. I know that Ethernet shields allow you to control an Arduino from a webpage, but I'm looking to do the opposite—control some dynamic jQuery and CSS content via an Arduino. Do any of you know if this is possible with an Arduino shield? If not, then how do I connect to this webpage? If it is possible, then how do I get started?

Thanks!

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https://www.teleduino.org/
http://starter-kit.nettigo.eu/2011/

May be helpful

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If it is possible, then how do I get started?

You use client code instead of server code to send a get request to the server.

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You use client code instead of server code to send a get request to the server.

zoomkat, could you please elaborate? Thanks.

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Client test code.

//zoomkat 2-13-12
//DNS and DHCP-based web client test code
//for use with IDE 1.0
//open serial monitor and send an e to test
//and to see test result
//for use with W5100 based ethernet shields
//browser equivelant URL: 
// http://web.comporium.net/~shb/arduino.txt
//note that the below bug fix may be required
// http://code.google.com/p/arduino/issues/detail?id=605 

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h>
byte mac[] = { 0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF, 0xFE, 0xED }; //physical mac address
char serverName[] = "web.comporium.net"; // zoomkat's test web page server
EthernetClient client;

//////////////////////

void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600); 
  Serial.println("DNS and DHCP-based web client test 2/13/12"); // so I can keep track of what is loaded
  Serial.println("Send an e in serial monitor to test"); // what to do to test
  // start the Ethernet connection:
  if (Ethernet.begin(mac) == 0) {
    Serial.println("Failed to configure Ethernet using DHCP");
    // no point in carrying on, so do nothing forevermore:
    while(true);
  }
  // print your local IP address:
  Serial.print("Arduino IP address: ");
  for (byte thisByte = 0; thisByte < 4; thisByte++) {
    // print the value of each byte of the IP address:
    Serial.print(Ethernet.localIP()[thisByte], DEC);
    Serial.print("."); 
  }
  Serial.println();
  Serial.println();
}

void loop(){
  // check for serial input
  if (Serial.available() > 0) //if something in serial buffer
  {
    byte inChar; // sets inChar as a byte
    inChar = Serial.read(); //gets byte from buffer
    if(inChar == 'e') // checks to see byte is an e
    {
      sendGET(); // call sendGET function below when byte is an e
    }
  }  
} 

//////////////////////////

void sendGET() //client function to send/receive GET request data.
{
  if (client.connect(serverName, 80)) {  //starts client connection, checks for connection
    Serial.println("connected");
    client.println("GET /~shb/arduino.txt HTTP/1.0"); //download text
    client.println(); //end of get request
  } 
  else {
    Serial.println("connection failed"); //error message if no client connect
    Serial.println();
  }

  while(client.connected() && !client.available()) delay(1); //waits for data
  while (client.connected() || client.available()) { //connected or data available
    char c = client.read(); //gets byte from ethernet buffer
    Serial.print(c); //prints byte to serial monitor 
  }

  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("disconnecting.");
  Serial.println("==================");
  Serial.println();
  client.stop(); //stop client

}