Re: [PHP] web sniffer

Btw., when you use file_get_contets, is there a good way to tell the 
script to stop recieving the file after let's say 2 seconds - just in 
case the server is not reachable - to avoid using fsockopen?

regards
Jochen

madunix schrieb:
> okay ..it works now i use
> <?php
> $data=file_get_contents("http://www.my.com");
> echo $data;
> ?>
> 
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Adam Richardson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Ashley Sheridan <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 00:11 +0200, madunix wrote:
>>>> trying http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.fsockopen.php
>>>> do you a piece of code that  read parts  pages.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Ashley Sheridan
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 00:03 +0200, madunix wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         > I've been trying to read the contents from a particular URL
>>>> into a
>>>>         > string in PHP, and can't get it to work.  any help.
>>>>         >
>>>>         > Thanks
>>>>         >
>>>>         > --
>>>>         > If there is a way, I will find one...***
>>>>         > If there is none, I will make one..."***
>>>>         > **************** madunix  ******************
>>>>         >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         How have you been trying to do it so far?
>>>>
>>>>         There are a couple of ways. file_get_contents() and fopen()
>>>>         will work on URL's if the right ports are open.
>>>>
>>>>         Most usually though cURL is used for this sort of thing.
>>>>
>>>>         Thanks,
>>>>         Ash
>>>>         http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> If there is a way, I will find one...***
>>>> If there is none, I will make one..."***
>>>> **************** madunix  ******************
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I think you're over-complicating things by using fsockopen(). Try one of
>>> the functions I mentioned in my last email
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ash
>>> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
>>>
>>>
>> I agree with Ashley, use one of the other options and then parse the
>> response to get the part of the page you'd like to work with.
>>
>> --
>> Nephtali:  PHP web framework that functions beautifully
>> http://nephtaliproject.com
>>
> 
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