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[MordyT]

Ok, he comes the php/html n00b questions....

I would like to use the master list and I made a URL with the info found here. The question I have now is how to "pull" the data...

Meaning, I make a webpage. If I paste the link, it just shows the link. if I make a iframe, i will show the contents of the link, but then I get ti deal with scroll bars. I wish to show the contents of the link without using a iframe if possible, but not sure how...

Does anyone have any code I can use (HTML please) to "pull" the data from a link?

[Spruehwurstheinz]

With HTML, only when you are tricky with disabling scrollbars and so on (see selfhtml for this), with PHP you should be able to get via fopen or sth else the html source and you can parse the things you want.

[MordyT]

hmm...
Can you elaborate on the php code needed?

Also, when I use a url such as this
http://www.bigbrotherbot.com/master/?server=SNT&hl&hr

There is some white text. Can I somehow make that text black so it can be seen better...

[Spruehwurstheinz]

Actually my time is a bit limited, I can just give you short overview:

1. For parsing homepages, an okay given by the site owner is helpful.

2. Read a page:

Code: PHP

$url = "http://www.bigbrotherbot.com/master/?server=SNT&hl&hr";
$file = file_get_contents($url); // lookup for PHP commands in php.net manual
echo $file; // gives out the complete page
?>

seems like there is a forum bug with the PHP opener "<?php".

3. Easy version for multiple replaces:

Code: PHP

$searchfor = array ( );
$searchfor[0] = '/#ffffff/';  // the "/" is necessary
$searchfor[1] = '/something else/'; // other replacements

$replacewith = array ( );
$replacewith[0] = '#000000';
$replacewith[1] = 'something else'; // other replacements 

// replace and echo: 
$file = preg_replace($seachfor, $replacewith, $file);
echo $file;

google for "regular expressions" to see what is possible too, they are nice things to get information out of a string or to modify any given string. But unfortunatly I'm not experienced with them.

All the code is untested but might work

[MordyT]

Actually my time is a bit limited, I can just give you short overview:

1. For parsing homepages, an okay given by the site owner is helpful.

2. Read a page:

Code: PHP

$url = "http://www.bigbrotherbot.com/master/?server=SNT&hl&hr";
$file = file_get_contents($url); // lookup for PHP commands in php.net manual
echo $file; // gives out the complete page
?>

seems like there is a forum bug with the PHP opener "<?php".

3. Easy version for multiple replaces:

Code: PHP

$searchfor = array ( );
$searchfor[0] = '/#ffffff/';  // the "/" is necessary
$searchfor[1] = '/something else/'; // other replacements

$replacewith = array ( );
$replacewith[0] = '#000000';
$replacewith[1] = 'something else'; // other replacements 

// replace and echo: 
$file = preg_replace($seachfor, $replacewith, $file);
echo $file;

google for "regular expressions" to see what is possible too, they are nice things to get information out of a string or to modify any given string. But unfortunatly I'm not experienced with them.

All the code is untested but might work

Ok, that first bit of code works perfect.

As for a ok by site owner, afaik, I have a ok to use the master list. that is what the page says...

As for the color replacement, I got a eval error when I tried it, but I will have to mess around with it.

[Spruehwurstheinz]

damn it, stupid typo error. I just forgot the "r" at $searchfor in the preg_replace function.

I tested it now, works fine.

The regular expressions wikipedia article tells some good basics about regular expressions. I guess it's not too hard to change the visualization of the table

[MordyT]

Thank you very much.
I have completed my page with your help.