Re: web sniffer

can any one give a complete sample script how to retrieve data content from web (jpg, pdf, field). Thanks On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Jochen Schultz <jschultz@sportimport.de> wrote: > Btw., when you use file_get_contets, is there a good way to tell the script > to stop recieving the file after let's say 2 seconds - just in case the > server is not reachable - to avoid using fsockopen? > > regards > Jochen > > madunix schrieb: >> >> okay ..it works now i use >> <?php >> $data=file_get_contents("http://www.my.com"); >> echo $data; >> ?> >> >> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Adam Richardson <simpleshot@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Ashley Sheridan >>> <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 00:11 +0200, madunix wrote: >>>>> >>>>> trying >>>>> http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.fsockopen.php >>>>> do you a piece of code that  read parts  pages. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Ashley Sheridan >>>>> <ash@ashleysheridan.co.uk> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>        On Fri, 2010-03-19 at 00:03 +0200, madunix wrote: >>>>> >>>>>        > I've been trying to read the contents from a particular >>>>> URL >>>>> into a >>>>>        > string in PHP, and can't get it to work.  any help. >>>>>        > >>>>>        > Thanks >>>>>        > >>>>>        > -- >>>>>        > If there is a way, I will find one...*** >>>>>        > If there is none, I will make one..."*** >>>>>        > **************** madunix  ****************** >>>>>        > >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>        How have you been trying to do it so far? >>>>> >>>>>        There are a couple of ways. file_get_contents() and fopen() >>>>>        will work on URL's if the right ports are open. >>>>> >>>>>        Most usually though cURL is used for this sort of thing. >>>>> >>>>>        Thanks, >>>>>        Ash >>>>>        http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> If there is a way, I will find one...*** >>>>> If there is none, I will make one..."*** >>>>> **************** madunix  ****************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I think you're over-complicating things by using fsockopen(). Try one of >>>> the functions I mentioned in my last email >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Ash >>>> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk >>>> >>>> >>> I agree with Ashley, use one of the other options and then parse the >>> response to get the part of the page you'd like to work with. >>> >>> -- >>> Nephtali:  PHP web framework that functions beautifully >>> http://nephtaliproject.com >>> >> >> >> > > -- >  Sport Import GmbH   - Amtsgericht Oldenburg  - Tel:   +49-4405-9280-63 >  Industriestrasse 39 - HRB 1202900            - >  26188 Edewecht      - GF: Michael Müllmann > -- If there is a way, I will find one...*** If there is none, I will make one..."*** **************** madunix ******************