PHP Web-Bot [Details]

[fusioneko]

Hello, Im looking to make a web bot. To perform multiple tasks on other websites. I hear its possible but I cannot find the resources to get me started and even the know how. I don't even know how to even think its possible. well if you don't get my point then please do tell me.

[corbin]

That sounds quite malacious in intent, but I don't know the details so, what ever ;p.

 

If I understood what you're asking correctly, you probably want to look into the cURL library.

[fusioneko]

That sounds quite malacious in intent, but I don't know the details so, what ever ;p.

 

If I understood what you're asking correctly, you probably want to look into the cURL library.

 

Yeah it does, But I mostly feel into more learning potential.

 

Also where can I find this "cURL Library"

 

I found it, Thanks Ill check it out and see what I can do. and Ill reply back with my problems

[rhyspaterson]

http://php.net/curl

[corbin]

You can also look into fopen, file(), and include with remote URLs although your host most likely has it disabled.

[fusioneko]

You can also look into fopen, file(), and include with remote URLs although your host most likely has it disabled.

 

My host? No I host from my own computer Why rely on the unreliable and rely on yourself.

[corbin]

Well, in my case I have a 256kbps up line, so that kind of knocks me out of self hosting ;p.

[fusioneko]

Yeah well besides the cURL and f methods. I'd rather enjoy an example.  But atleast I have enough resources to wire them all together. Ill have to look at this in the morning to wire in the cURL library.

[corbin]

I can give you an fopen example if that will suffice (I haven't used cURL, and I don't feel like looking through the documentation ;p).

 

$google = fopen('http://google.com/', 'r');
$google_content = fread($google, filesize('http://google.com/'));

fclose($google);
echo $google_content;

//this would echo the HTML from the google home page

 

On a random side note, filesize is only partly supporting URLs as of php 5.0, but you could do it other ways too.

[fusioneko]

Thanks Ill try that out. But thats not enough of what I want. I just cant think of how the bot is gonna work. I need it to accept cookies.