Getting HTML Source with PHP

Optical · #1 18-May-2004, 15:31

Hey guys,

If I wanted to get the HTML source of a specified URL, how would I do that?

Code:

 $URL = "http://www.google.com";

I just want to know if there's any sort of method to access the actual HTML of $URL.

Sorry if this isn't too clear, I'm kinda new at this.

~Optical

Optical · #2 18-May-2004, 15:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Optical

Hey guys,

If I wanted to get the HTML source of a specified URL, how would I do that?

Code:

 $URL = "http://www.google.com";

I just want to know if there's any sort of method to access the actual HTML of $URL.

Sorry if this isn't too clear, I'm kinda new at this.

~Optical

Heh, right after I submited this post, I found the answer.

Code:

 $source = file("http://www.google.com");
echo $source;

~Optical

JdS · #3 18-May-2004, 16:57

Hello Optical,

Yes, that would work too but note that file() returns an array.

In fact, the simplest way to get the HTML source off a web page is by using file_get_contents() if your PHP version supports it and the if the fopen wrappers have been enabled.

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Getting HTML Source with PHP

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