pulling file from other web site

[programAngel]

Hi,

I am trying to build a web site that read RSS from other websites and use them.

The first step the way I see it is for the php to download the xml file and then parse it.

So my question is what command can I use in php in order to download file from other server?

[ryanlund]

There are a few ways you could do it and mostly it will depend on the set up of the server you are running on.

file_get_contents() - Your hosting provider may not allow you to pull data from other servers in this way. Give it a try though (also look into other related file functions)

curl - Your hosting provider may not allow the use of curl or it may not be included with your php setup. Also, give it a go...its worth knowing Everything you need to know is here : http://php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php

[NogDog]

I suspect there are many 3rd-party PHP scripts/classes out there you could use to do this, too. After all, it's not as if no one has ever wanted to process an RSS/ATOM feed before.