FlashVars Library

[inVINCEable]

I have a fairly complicated set of flash vars in my HTML meaning it is a few thousand characters. I was just wondering if there is a PHP Library or some function that can break down the different variables automatically. I know I could do some regex but that could get complicated very quickly, I was just wondering if there was an easier way to go about it, thanks!

[Adam]

We need to know more. How would using PHP help? How would you "break down the different variables" exactly? Unless you can explain it in English, you won't have a chance at implementing a PHP solution.

[inVINCEable]

I have a flashvars attribute that looks like this:

 

flashvars="ptk=TheStation%252Buser&enablecsi=1&iv_close_button=0&mpvid=AASqkn3jdebiFvtN&hl=en_US&autohide=3&csi_page_type=watch5ad&keywords=Timothydelaghetto%2Cmichellemartinez%2Ckatrinalynnenorman%2Ccrushin%2Cmusicvideo%2Ccalifornia%2Cloasngeles%2Cglee3d%2Cglee%2Cdance%2Cquestcrew%2Cvictorkim%2Ccrushinmusicvideo%2Ctraphik&cr=US&host_language=en&iv3_module=http%3A%2F%2Fs.ytimg.com%2Fyt%2Fswfbin%2Fiv3_module-vflWlNhJk.swf&no_get_video_log=1&fmt_list=45%2F1280x720%2F99%2F0%2F0%2C22%2F1280x720%2F9%2F0%2F115%2C44%2F854x480%2F99%2F0%2F0%2C35%2F854x480%2F9%2F0%2F115%2C43%2F640x360%2F99%2F0%2F0%2C34%2F640x360%2F9%2F0%2F115%2C18%2F640x360%2F9%2F0%2F115%2C5%2F320x240%2F7%2F0%2F0&iv_storage_server=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Freviews%2Fy%2F&iv_storage_server_html5=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.withsite.com%2Fapi%2Freviews%2Fy%2F&targeting_video_doc_id=&trueview=True&theme=dark&invideo=True&ad_preroll=1&tk=cqOuEOxgM6ens8SmBgAmEkx5-0tkLzThot9cFHUc0EefOE3Ghi22sw%3D%3D&sffb=True&ad_channel_code_instream=afv_instream%2Cafv_instream_shortform%2Cafv_instream_shortform_Entertainment%2Cafv_instream_us%2Cafv_user_timothydelaghetto2%2Cytps_default%2Cytel_detailpage%2Cyt_mpvid_AASqkn3jdebiFvtN%2Cyt_cid_12045&sdetail=f%3Atopvideos_entertainment%2Cp%3A%2F&cafe_experiment_id=&sourceid=y&timestamp=1313446060&iv_load_policy=1&ad_host=ca-host-pub-4184977541492624&ad_eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.withsite.com%2Fvideo%2Fry_C69Pdc38&showpopout=1&mpu=True&url_encoded_fmt_stream_map=url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fo-o.preferred.iad09s05.v12.lscache4.c.withsite.com%252Fvideoplayback%253Fsparams%253Did%25252Cexpire%25252Cip%25252Cipbits%25252Citag%25252Cratebypass%25252Coc%25253AU0hQSFRSTl9FSkNOMF9MTFJJ%2526itag%253D45%2526ip%253D0.0.0.0%2526signature%253DC50303682A174068058DF12246AF3AADECA8F611.4239F165E34E482B59AE1A42EAF79C41D1F9DE0B%2526sver%253D3%2526ratebypass%253Dyes%2526expire%253D1313470800%2526key%253Dyt1%2526ipbits%253D0%2526id%253Daf2fc2ebd3dd737f%26quality%3Dhd720%26fallback_host%3Dtc.v12.cache4.c.withsite.com%26type%3Dvideo%252Fwebm%253B%2Bcodecs%253D%2522vp8.0%252C%2Bvorbis%2522%26itag%3D45%2Curl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fo-o.preferred.iad09s05.v2.lscache4.c.withsite.com%252Fvideoplayback%253Fsparams%253Did%25252Cexpire%25252Cip%25252Cipbits%25252Citag%25252Cratebypass%25252Coc%25253AU0hQSFRSTl9FSkNOMF9MTFJJ%2526itag%253D22%2526ip%253D0.0.0.0%2526signature%253DB1E13484F0A5F0F9DF54A187EEC47C121A2028B8.0FA094E0C0D283829002A38E2E43CA5FD44214EB%2526sver%253D3%2526ratebypass%253Dyes%2526expire%253D1313470800%2526key%253Dyt1%2526ipbits%253D0%2526id%253Daf2fc2ebd3dd737f%26quality%3Dhd720%26fallback_host%3Dtc.v2.cache4.c.withsite.com%26type%3Dvideo%252Fmp4%253B%2Bcodecs%253D%2522avc1.64001F%252C%2Bmp4a.40.2%2522%26itag%3D22%2Curl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fo-o.preferred.iad09s05.v15.lscache7.c.withsite.com%252Fvideoplayback%253Fsparams%253Did%25252Cexpire%25252Cip%25252Cipbits%25252Citag%25252Cratebypass%25252Coc%25253AU0hQSFRSTl9FSkNOMF9MTFJJ%2526itag%253D44%2526ip%253D0.0.0.0%2526signature%253DBAB422646BDC975891CD16A98884E77EA894C2EE.1525AEA36DECD9C990EE5EC882556AA464938EC0%2526sver%253D3%2526ratebypass%253Dyes%2526expire%253D1313470800%2526key%253Dyt1%2526ipbits%253D0%2526id%253Daf2fc2ebd3dd737f%26quality%3Dlarge%26fallback_host%3Dtc.v15.cache7.c.withsite.com%26type%3Dvideo%252Fwebm%253B%2Bcodecs%253D%2522vp8.0%252C%2Bvorbis%2522%26itag%3D44%2Curl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fo-o.preferred.iad09s05.v24.lscache5.c.withsite.com%252Fvideoplayback%253Fsparams%253Did%25252Cexpire%25252Cip%25252Cipbits%25252Citag%25252Calgorithm%25252Cburst%25252Cfactor%25252Coc%25253AU0hQSFRSTl9FSkNOMF9MTFJJ%2526algorithm%253Dthrottle-factor%2526itag%253D35%2526ip%253D0.0.0.0%2526burst%253D40%2526sver%253D3%2526signature%253D43A3196174EF169FE09ECD5AEDDFF62CE4B5E761.6BD00C66230185FEE1C65CCE36F63068CFBAF28E%2526expire%253D1313470800%2526key%253Dyt1%2526ipbits%253D0%2526factor%253D1.25%2526id%253Daf2fc2ebd3dd737f%26quality%3Dlarge%26fallback_host%3Dtc.v24.cache5.c.withsite.com%26type%3Dvideo%252Fx-flv%26itag%3D35%2Curl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fo-o.preferred.iad09s05.v8.lscache2.c.withsite.com%252Fvideoplayback%253Fsparams%253Did%25252Cexpire%25252Cip%25252Cipbits%25252Citag%25252Cratebypass%25252Coc%25253AU0hQSFRSTl9FSkNOMF9MTFJJ%2526itag%253D43%2526ip%253D0.0.0.0%2526signature%253DB0E381AF649D79C4E5B4B4E1782CD2A4669E435F.5597144C164373D1692EF2C4F75189452970921A%2526sver%253D3%2526ratebypass%253Dyes%2526expire%253D1313470800%2526key%253Dyt1%2526ipbits%253D0%2526id%253Daf2fc2ebd3dd737f%26quality%3Dmedium%26fallback_host%3Dtc.v8.cache2.c.withsite.com%26type%3Dvideo%252Fwebm%253B%2Bcodecs%253D%2522vp8.0%252C%2Bvorbis%2522%26itag%3D43%2Curl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fo-o.preferred.iad09s05.v20.lscache7.c.withsite.com%252Fvideoplayback%253Fsparams%253Did%25252Cexpire%25252Cip%25252Cipbits%25252Citag%25252Calgorithm%25252Cburst%25252Cfactor%25252Coc%25253AU0hQSFRSTl9FSkNOMF9MTFJJ%2526algorithm%253Dthrottle-factor%2526itag%253D34%2526ip%253D0.0.0.0%2526burst%253D40%2526sver%253D3%2526signature%253D0EE595AED7E02D9258F79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I want to be able to pull all of the URLs out of that. Is there something with PHP that can help me traverse through the different variables that are set?

 

Thanks

[Adam]

You could select the text within the parameter value (i.e. flashvars="<here>"), run it through html_entity_decode, and then use parse_str to return an array containing the values.