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arakele · 05-29-2008, 02:44 PM

Anybody have any knowledge of RSS Parsers using cURL. My webhost doesn't allow the allow_url_fopen option in the php config.

I am looking at using rss-feeds with a few affiliates.

thanks!

directfiesta · 05-29-2008, 04:12 PM

hummmm.... weird.. curl is used in so many instances.

we allow " allow_url_fopen" on our boxes.

brandonstills · 05-31-2008, 12:22 AM

There are so many ways to parse a site. Take a look at a PHP library called Snoopy. It implements the HTTP protocol in PHP so you simulate a browser request.

xenilk · 05-31-2008, 01:28 PM

Code:

function getContent($url)
{
	$ch = curl_init ($url);
	curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 5);

	$result = curl_exec($ch);

	curl_close ($ch);
	return $result;
}

call getContent('http://www.website.com/rss.php'), it'll give you the page's rss feed..

from there you can either load it under SimpleXML or parse it manually (which could be painful)

Need more help or need something done? Feel free to contact me at xenilk(at)gmail.com

05-29-2008, 02:44 PM	#1
arakele Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 38	cURL RSS Parsers Anybody have any knowledge of RSS Parsers using cURL. My webhost doesn't allow the allow_url_fopen option in the php config. I am looking at using rss-feeds with a few affiliates. thanks! __________________ arakele [at] gmail [dot] com 224739233 [at] ICQ

05-29-2008, 04:12 PM	#2
directfiesta Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 29,677	hummmm.... weird.. curl is used in so many instances. we allow " allow_url_fopen" on our boxes. __________________ I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT ! But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....

05-31-2008, 12:22 AM	#3
brandonstills Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 1,964	There are so many ways to parse a site. Take a look at a PHP library called Snoopy. It implements the HTTP protocol in PHP so you simulate a browser request. __________________ Brandon Stills Industry and programming veteran [email protected] \| skype: brandonstills \| ICQ #495-171-318

05-31-2008, 01:28 PM	#4
xenilk Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Canuck land! Posts: 921	Code: function getContent($url) { $ch = curl_init ($url); curl_setopt ($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, 0); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 5); $result = curl_exec($ch); curl_close ($ch); return $result; } call getContent('http://www.website.com/rss.php'), it'll give you the page's rss feed.. from there you can either load it under SimpleXML or parse it manually (which could be painful) Need more help or need something done? Feel free to contact me at xenilk(at)gmail.com __________________ 40$/Page PSD->XHTML/CSS Transformations