extract data from website

[dingus]

hi im writeing a script atm and it needs to pull the catagory from youtube videos

 

 

<div>

 

<span class="smallLabel">Category: </span>

<a href="/browse?s=mp&t=t&c=23" class="dg smallText" onclick="_hbLink('VideoCategoryLink','Watch3VideoDetails');">Comedy</a>

</div>

 

 

that block there i have been trying several things but i cant seem to come to a solution how would i extract the word extract the word in read from said page? but it would need to be extracted ignoreing the accual word AND the part in blue i hope there is some one who can help me

[effigy]

<pre>
<?php

$data = <<<DATA
<div>
	<span class="smallLabel">Category: </span>
	<a href="/browse?s=mp&t=t&c=23" class="dg smallText" onclick="_hbLink('VideoCategoryLink','Watch3VideoDetails');">Comedy</a>
</div>
DATA;

preg_match('/Category.+?<a[^>]+>([^<]+)/s', $data, $matches);
	echo $matches[1];
?>
</pre> 

[discomatt]

$subject = <<<EOF
<div>

            <span class="smallLabel">Category: </span>
            <a href="/browse?s=mp&t=t&c=23" class="dg smallText" onclick="_hbLink('VideoCategoryLink','Watch3VideoDetails');">Comedy</a>
</div>
EOF;


if (preg_match_all('%<a href="(/browse?[^"]+)[^>]+>([^<]+)%i', $subject, $matches)) {
print_r($matches);
} else {
# Match attempt failed
}

[discomatt]

That above code extracts teh part in blue and the part in red.

 

I'm not entirely sure if you wanted that or not. Please be more specific and proofread your posts.

[dingus]

hey guys exactly what i needed i am really thankful the help and am sorry about the sloppy post after rereading that was really written terribly will try not to let it happen again

[effigy]

hey guys exactly what i needed i am really thankful the help and am sorry about the sloppy post after rereading that was really written terribly will try not to let it happen again

 

Tip: Use more punctuation