when scraping websites, i usually use the function file_get_contents. However, there are times when we only need a specific portion of the site to get; for instance: getting the title of the site or the description.
Instead of using file_get_contents function we instead use the builtin file fopen and fgets functions like this:
$buffer"; ?>
But, using CURL functions will be a lot faster. We will use CURLOPT_RANGE to get the specific amount of data from a specified url. CURLOPT_RANGE defines as range(s) of data to retrieve in the format "X-Y" where X or Y are optional. HTTP transfers also support several intervals, separated with commas in the format "X-Y,N-M".
$content"; ?>
; "Mostly Harmless")
; "Dragonball Evolution Movie")
; "Life the Universe and Everything")
; "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe")
; "the-ultimate-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy.jpg")
; "Angels And Demons")
; "StarCraft: Brood War")
; "Eagle Eye")
; "Linksys Compact Wireless G USB")
; "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things")
This range thing doesnt work when we are using POST :s
it downloads the whole page..