Newbie needs help with an php idea

[TheNewOne]

Hi

 

I need help with a script that does the following

 

I want to download a file called "test200801012106.jpg"

 

for example: http://localhost/test200801012106.jpg

 

But, the only thing i know it that the file is called test...jpg. i dont know the numbers (which are time and date).

 

So i know the following: http://localhost/test$year$month$day$hour$minute.jpg

 

So... i want to download that file, but what if i dont know the date?

 

Could someone show me how to write a php script, that just trys the dates? and then downloading it with wget, for example.

 

So for example from 2005 on, every month from 01-12, ever day from 01-31, every hour from 01-24 and every minute from 01-60.

 

Is this possible (i know it should, but i just dont know how)

 

Please help me

( I know many of you are good, so please help me with this little problem)

Thx

[taith]

well... your bestbet... would be to grab all the files into an array using glob() and then filtering them down from there...

[marcus]

If you really want to check 50,000+ filenames...

 

<?php
for ($a = 2005; $a <= 2008; $a++) { //year
    for ($b = 1; $b <= 12; $b++) { //month
        for ($c = 1; $c <= 31; $c++) { //days
            for ($d = 1; $d <= 24; $d++) { //hours
                for ($e = 1; $e <= 60; $e++) { //minutes
                    if (file_exists("test" . $a . $b . $c . $d . $e . ".jpg")) {
                        echo "Filename: " . "test" . $a . $b . $c . $d . $e . ".jpg exists<br>\n";
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
?>

[TheNewOne]

that script helps me, but how can i use it for an url?

[taith]

if you do use that script... be aware that it'll prolly crash because them loops do have a max lifespan...

[marcus]

I completed the loop in about 4 minutes. 1,607,040 results. lol

[TheNewOne]

i have one problem with the script.

 

noo, i mean it works well.

 

but how can i use it with an url? and can the script automatically download it then?

 

can you plz do that last thing for me?

[Barand]

And if there are 1,000 files with various dates between 2005 and now, do you want to download all of them?

[TheNewOne]

yes. if possible

[taith]

personally... i'd do it more like this

 

$files=array_merge(glob('test2005*.jpg'),glob('test2006*.jpg'),glob('test2007*.jpg'),glob('test2008*.jpg'));

 

so there, we have every jpg file that starts with test2005-2008 all in a single array... and probably FAR faster then using loops...

[rhodesa]

personally... i'd do it more like this

 

$files=array_merge(glob('test2005*.jpg'),glob('test2006*.jpg'),glob('test2007*.jpg'),glob('test2008*.jpg'));

 

so there, we have every jpg file that starts with test2005-2008 all in a single array... and probably FAR faster then using loops...

glob() will not work on remote files. the loop is the only way if you are using remote files.

[Barand]

"localhost" isn't usually very remote.

[rhodesa]

"localhost" isn't usually very remote.

 

touché

[taith]

personally... i'd do it more like this

 

$files=array_merge(glob('test2005*.jpg'),glob('test2006*.jpg'),glob('test2007*.jpg'),glob('test2008*.jpg'));

 

so there, we have every jpg file that starts with test2005-2008 all in a single array... and probably FAR faster then using loops...

glob() will not work on remote files. the loop is the only way if you are using remote files.

 

i realize that... and "TheNewOne" never said the files were remote... and localhost... is local... :-)

[taith]

either way... you have an array full of available filenames... and i'm not sure if php can force download more then one file at a time... but i BELIEVE it can archive them all(zip or whatever), and then download that one...?

[TheNewOne]

<?php
for ($a = 2005; $a <= 2008; $a++) { //year
    for ($b = 1; $b <= 12; $b++) { //month
        for ($c = 1; $c <= 31; $c++) { //days
            for ($d = 1; $d <= 24; $d++) { //hours
                for ($e = 1; $e <= 60; $e++) { //minutes
                    if (file_exists("test" . $a . $b . $c . $d . $e . ".jpg")) {
                        echo "Filename: " . "test" . $a . $b . $c . $d . $e . ".jpg exists<br>\n";
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
?>

 

this code is very good. but what i need now is that it downloads every file it finds. there wont be more than 5 files. but they are remote, thats why i have to do it that way...

 

plz help me with the downloadpart.

 

and question: if (file_exists("test" . $a . $b . $c . $d . $e . ".jpg"))    can i insert an url there, too (at the test word)? cos thats what i need.

[TheNewOne]

help? anyone?

[TheNewOne]

come on guys. all i need is that the script downloads the file when it finds it. please