is it possible to use php to extract a youtube video?

**fris** · 01-23-2011, 11:08 AM

do you have access to the shell?

theirs a good python script called youtube_dl

**Vendzilla** · 01-23-2011, 11:58 AM

Use Firefox, right click, view page info, click on media and then click on the swf file and save

**fris** · 01-23-2011, 12:55 PM

Originally posted by Vendzilla

Use Firefox, right click, view page info, click on media and then click on the swf file and save

i think he wants it to his server, not desktop.

here is youtube_dl in action

Code:

[chris@jumbo ~]$ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbasOIcGjqs
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] SbasOIcGjqs: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] SbasOIcGjqs: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] SbasOIcGjqs: Extracting video information
[download] Destination: SbasOIcGjqs.mp4
[download] 100.0% of 3.61M at  559.66k/s ETA 00:00

**fuzebox** · 01-23-2011, 01:03 PM

Sites like clipnabber.com require you to paste the source code in... Makes me believe there must be an easy formula to pull the mp4 url from the code.

**Vendzilla** · 01-23-2011, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by fris

i think he wants it to his server, not desktop.

here is youtube_dl in action

Code:

[chris@jumbo ~]$ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbasOIcGjqs
[youtube] Setting language
[youtube] SbasOIcGjqs: Downloading video webpage
[youtube] SbasOIcGjqs: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] SbasOIcGjqs: Extracting video information
[download] Destination: SbasOIcGjqs.mp4
[download] 100.0% of 3.61M at  559.66k/s ETA 00:00

He said one video, why get s script for one video?
Put it on your desktop, upload to your server, nothing complicated

**d-null** · 01-23-2011, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by fris

i think he wants it to his server, not desktop.

correct

no shell access

hoping to figure out a way to do it with php

**fris** · 01-23-2011, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by Vendzilla

He said one video, why get s script for one video?
Put it on your desktop, upload to your server, nothing complicated

ya of course its simple, but he still wants to do it via php ;)

**fris** · 01-23-2011, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by d-null

correct

no shell access

hoping to figure out a way to do it with php

try this.

Code:

<?php

  class youtube
  {
      var $cookies;
      var $mgr;
      var $req;
      var $debug = true;
      var $auth = false;
      
      function youtube()
      {
      }
      function download($video_id)
      {
          $url = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" . $video_id;
          $this->req =& new HTTP_Request($url);
          $response = $this->req->sendRequest();
          if (PEAR::isError($response)) {
              $response->getMessage() . "\n";
          } else {
              $page = $this->req->getResponseBody();
              $vpattern = '/v=(.*?)&/';
              preg_match($vpattern, $page, $mv);
              echo "<br />Video ID:" . $v_id = $mv[1];
              $tpattern = '/&t=(.*?)&/';
              preg_match($tpattern, $page, $tickets);
              echo "<br />Token ID:" . $token = $tickets[1];
              $curl = "video_id=";
              $curl .= $v_id;
              $curl .= "&t=";
              $curl .= $token;
              $url = "http://www.youtube.com/get_video?" . $curl;
              if ($this->debug)
                  return $url;
          }
      }
  }
  
  function getPatternFromUrl($url)
  {
      $url = $url . '&';
      $pattern = '/v=(.+?)&+/';
      preg_match($pattern, $url, $matches);
      return($matches[1]);
  }
  
  function GrabFlvFromYoutube($pattern)
  {
      $tube = new youtube();
      $flv_http_path = $tube->download($pattern);
      echo "<br/>Complete URL:" . $flv_http_path;
      set_time_limit(0);
      
      $data = file_get_contents($flv_http_path);
      $new_flv_path = dirname(_FILE_) . '/flvs/' . $pattern . '-' . time() . '.flv';
      echo "<br />File uploaed:";
      file_put_contents($new_flv_path, $data);
      return $new_flv_path;
  }
  
  // here is url of youtube video
  $url = $_POST['url'];
  $pattern = getPatternFromUrl($url);
  $flv_path = GrabFlvFromYoutube($pattern);
  echo "File Successfully Downloaded at:" . $flv_path . "<br/>";
  
?>

**Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life** · 01-23-2011, 10:29 PM

Try scraping the youtube URL for the appropriate data and dropping it into this URL structure, then downloading. http://www.ehow.com/how_4685059_youtube-mp-video.html

**cherrylula** · 01-24-2011, 04:18 AM

Where's all the heros bitching about stealing content? lol @ this thread

**Fletch XXX** · 01-24-2011, 04:26 AM

5+ years ago this woulda be a 6 page thread of shit flinging

**fris** · 01-24-2011, 05:02 AM

Originally posted by cherrylula

Where's all the heros bitching about stealing content? lol @ this thread

well as long as you dont use the videos dl'd from youtube for profit, i dont see any reason why you cant download them for offline viewing, i use an app called mxtube on my ipod which lets me grab yt vids for offline viewing.

**cherrylula** · 01-24-2011, 05:08 AM

Originally posted by fris

well as long as you dont use the videos dl'd from youtube for profit, i dont see any reason why you cant download them for offline viewing, i use an app called mxtube on my ipod which lets me grab yt vids for offline viewing.

oh, not for profit. yeah this board is for technical hobbyists, I forgot....

and

some more!

... but it's ok, I clicked this thread to learn too! thanks everyone.

**d-null** · 01-24-2011, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by fris

try this.

Code:

<?php

  class youtube
  {
      var $cookies;
      var $mgr;
      var $req;
      var $debug = true;
      var $auth = false;
      
      function youtube()
      {
      }
      function download($video_id)
      {
          $url = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" . $video_id;
          $this->req =& new HTTP_Request($url);
          $response = $this->req->sendRequest();
          if (PEAR::isError($response)) {
              $response->getMessage() . "\n";
          } else {
              $page = $this->req->getResponseBody();
              $vpattern = '/v=(.*?)&/';
              preg_match($vpattern, $page, $mv);
              echo "<br />Video ID:" . $v_id = $mv[1];
              $tpattern = '/&t=(.*?)&/';
              preg_match($tpattern, $page, $tickets);
              echo "<br />Token ID:" . $token = $tickets[1];
              $curl = "video_id=";
              $curl .= $v_id;
              $curl .= "&t=";
              $curl .= $token;
              $url = "http://www.youtube.com/get_video?" . $curl;
              if ($this->debug)
                  return $url;
          }
      }
  }
  
  function getPatternFromUrl($url)
  {
      $url = $url . '&';
      $pattern = '/v=(.+?)&+/';
      preg_match($pattern, $url, $matches);
      return($matches[1]);
  }
  
  function GrabFlvFromYoutube($pattern)
  {
      $tube = new youtube();
      $flv_http_path = $tube->download($pattern);
      echo "<br/>Complete URL:" . $flv_http_path;
      set_time_limit(0);
      
      $data = file_get_contents($flv_http_path);
      $new_flv_path = dirname(_FILE_) . '/flvs/' . $pattern . '-' . time() . '.flv';
      echo "<br />File uploaed:";
      file_put_contents($new_flv_path, $data);
      return $new_flv_path;
  }
  
  // here is url of youtube video
  $url = $_POST['url'];
  $pattern = getPatternFromUrl($url);
  $flv_path = GrabFlvFromYoutube($pattern);
  echo "File Successfully Downloaded at:" . $flv_path . "<br/>";
  
?>

thanks for this fris

I'm playing with it but still getting 500 errors, is there something I am missing if trying to run the above as it is?

and I'm not doing this to "steal" any content for those that voiced concern

is it possible to use php to extract a youtube video?

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