Collecting info from websites

Collecting info from others' sites

[derek mcgilvray]

I thought this would probably be the best place to ask. Is it possible to automatically collect info (such as latest footie results) from someone else's site to display on mine? I guess it is, but my real questions are 1) is php the tool for the job, and 2)can I do it without their assistance?

Derek

[ska_demon]

I'm sure there would be RSS feeds for that kind of thing. I don't know much about it but maybe someone here could shed more light. I think you just add the feed to your site and the information gets fed everytime it's updated.

Hope this helps

Ska

[topr8]

>>Is it possible to automatically collect info (such as latest footie results) from someone else's site to display on mine?

yes of course, there are two ways -

first, with their permission: they provide some kind of feed that you can process on your server and present the results.

second, without their permission: you know all the talk about scraper scum on this site, well this is an example! grab the page, parse it for the info that you want and repackage it...

if you don't know how to do the second i don't think anyone herre will enlighten you as it is theft!