Re: [PHP] Retrieving text from a URL using PHP
On Thursday 06 June 2002 23:43, Anthony Ritter wrote: Is there any way to retrieve data (for example - the text *within* a table) from another URL so that only the text appears and not the html (tables, cells, colors, etc.) strip_tags() -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * /* Help stamp out Mickey-Mouse computer interfaces -- Menus are for Restaurants! */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Retrieving text from a URL using PHP
In theory, I would guess you could use combinations of explode and strstr to
maybe explode on , then run strstr on so you get everything after the
but before the next . Then you'd probably have to implode it or something.
There might be a better way to do it with just substr and strstr so you
don't have to explode it...
There may be an easier way - but this is the first thing that popped into my
head, and it might at least get you looking in a good direction.
Good luck!
-Natalie
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From: Anthony Ritter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:44 AM
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Subject: [PHP] Retrieving text from a URL using PHP
Is there any way to retrieve data (for example - the text *within* a table)
from another URL so that only the text appears and not the html (tables,
cells, colors, etc.)
Below is a script which opens and reads a URL and then outputs the complete
URL.
I am just looking for the text output.
Thank you in advance.
Tony Ritter
...
html
head
titleRetrieving text from a URL/title
/head
body
?
$theurl=http://www.blah.com;;
if (!($fp=fopen($theurl, r)))
{
echo Could not open the URL;
exit;
}
$contents= fread($fp, 100);
fclose($fp);
echo $contents;
echo br.This information retrieved frombr.a
href=\$theurl\$theurl/abr.on .(date(l jS F Y g:i a T)); ?
/body /html
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RE: [PHP] Retrieving text from a URL using PHP
I wish I'd seen this before I sent my message! -Original Message- From: Jason Wong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 10:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] Retrieving text from a URL using PHP On Thursday 06 June 2002 23:43, Anthony Ritter wrote: Is there any way to retrieve data (for example - the text *within* a table) from another URL so that only the text appears and not the html (tables, cells, colors, etc.) strip_tags() -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * /* Help stamp out Mickey-Mouse computer interfaces -- Menus are for Restaurants! */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Retrieving text from a URL using PHP
Thank you Jason.
I'm still trying to figure out how to implement the strip_tags() function on
the script below so that the output of the URL is straight text.
Please advise if you get a chance.
TR
.
html
head
titleRetrieving text from a URL/title
/head
body
?
$theurl=http://www.blah.com;;
if (!($fp=fopen($theurl, r)))
{
echo Could not open the URL;
exit;
}
$contents= fread($fp, 100);
fclose($fp);
echo $contents;
echo br.This information retrieved frombr.a
href=\$theurl\$theurl/abr.on .(date(l jS F Y g:i a T));
?
/body
/html
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Re: [PHP] Retrieving text from a URL using PHP
echo strip_tags($contents);
miguel
On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Anthony Ritter wrote:
I'm still trying to figure out how to implement the strip_tags() function on
the script below so that the output of the URL is straight text.
Please advise if you get a chance.
TR
.
html
head
titleRetrieving text from a URL/title
/head
body
?
$theurl=http://www.blah.com;;
if (!($fp=fopen($theurl, r)))
{
echo Could not open the URL;
exit;
}
$contents= fread($fp, 100);
fclose($fp);
echo $contents;
echo br.This information retrieved frombr.a
href=\$theurl\$theurl/abr.on .(date(l jS F Y g:i a T));
?
/body
/html
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Re: [PHP] Retrieving text from a URL using PHP
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