autoLoginJoomla.ps1

#This script logs into joomla local website and displays the greeting message
#It must be ran with Administrator rights
#Next time with HttpWebRequest calls

$username = "user"
$password = "pass"
If($ie) { Remove-Variable ie }
$ie = New-Object -com InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.visible=$true
$ie.navigate("http://localhost/joomla/index.php")
while($ie.ReadyState -ne 4) {start-sleep -m 100}
$form = $ie.document.forms[0]
$inputs = $form.GetElementsByTagName("input")
($inputs | where {$_.Name -eq "username"}).Value = "$username"
($inputs | where {$_.Name -eq "password"}).Value = "$password"
Start-Sleep -Second 1
($ie.Document.IHTMLDocument3_getElementsByTagName('button') | where-object {$_.classname -eq "btn btn-primary"}).click()
Start-Sleep -Second 1
($ie.Document.body.getElementsByTagName('div') | Where {$_.getAttributeNode('class').Value -eq 'mod-login-logout__login-greeting login-greeting'}).textContent