Ever wanted to get a list of information such as URLs, Articles, tabular data, or whatever else that you know is on one website or across multiple websites, then manipulate it to reuse elsewhere? Stop wondering, because we are about to get down to business! There’re many ways to scrape / mine data, but I’ve found that the easiest and most efficient way is to use a combination of cURL and XPATH. cURL is neat because it will easily let you use proxies, manipulate browser information, catch errors, etc. XPATH is great because you don’t need to write a bunch of regular expressions or other functions to manage the data [...]
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Ever wondered how to make one of those snazzy “Contact Us” forms to send someone’s comments to your E-mail when they are viewing your website? Your search is over, because I’m about to show you how to make one. Requirements Basic HTML Knowledge Basic PHP Knowledge Anyone can learn a good bit from this tutorial without knowing HTML or PHP. However, to be able to manipulate the code to fit your specific website and needs, you’ll need a basic understanding of those languages. Fortunately, you’ll pick up a fair amount of both as you follow along. Before We Begin Before you start any programming project, you need to flesh out [...]
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