you tube image

[diasansley]

hey guys how do i get the image of a particular video(first image). i read of something like image.youtube.com/(id of the video)

 

can any1 provide me with some useful links or code to get the image and display it.

thanks

 

 

 

[diasansley]

function getYTid($ytURL) {

 

$ytvIDlen = 11; // This is the length of YouTube's video IDs

 

// The ID string starts after "v=", which is usually right after

// "youtube.com/watch?" in the URL

$idStarts = strpos($ytURL, "?v=");

 

// In case the "v=" is NOT right after the "?" (not likely, but I like to keep my

// bases covered), it will be after an "&":

if($idStarts === FALSE)

$idStarts = strpos($ytURL, "&v=");

// If still FALSE, URL doesn't have a vid ID

if($idStarts === FALSE)

die("YouTube video ID not found. Please double-check your URL.");

 

// Offset the start location to match the beginning of the ID string

$idStarts +=3;

 

// Get the ID string and return it

$ytvID = substr($ytURL, $idStarts, $ytvIDlen);

 

return $ytvID;

 

}