ramonztro/simple-scraper

SimpleScraper allows you to fetch Open Graph Protocol data, Twitter Card data and/or meta tags data.

1.0.0 2016-06-17 17:53 UTC

MIT

• Ramon Kayo

README

SimpleScraper allows you to fetch Open Graph Protocol data, Twitter Card data and/or meta tags data.

Basic Usage

Requirements

• PHP 5.3 or higher.

Installation

Install the latest version with:

$ composer require ramonztro/simple-scraper

Basic Usage

<?php

use RamonK\SimpleScraper\SimpleScraper;

try {
	//Creates a scraper
	$scraper = new SimpleScraper('http://localhost/~ramonkcom/simple-scraper/doscrape.php?url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/16/neural-networks-artificial-intelligence-and-our-future/');
	
	//Returns an array containing OGP meta values. The array is indexed by the property attribute of the meta tag. In this case:
	/* 
		array(7) { 
			["site_name"]=> string(10) "TechCrunch" 
			["site"]=> string(21) "social.techcrunch.com" 
			["title"]=> string(56) "Neural networks: Artificial intelligence and our future" 
			["description"]=> string(160) "Imagine yourself a passenger in a futuristic self-driving car. Instead of programming its navigation system, the car interacts with you in a near-human way to.." 
			["image"]=> string(97) "https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/gettyimages-512343611.jpg?w=764&h=400&crop=1" 
			["url"]=> string(95) "http://social.techcrunch.com/2016/06/16/neural-networks-artificial-intelligence-and-our-future/" 
			["type"]=> string(7) "article" }
	*/
	$ogpData = $scraper->getOgp();
	
	//Returns an array containing Twitter meta values. The array is indexed by the name attribute of the meta tag. In this case:
	/* 
		array(6) { 
			["card"]=> string(19) "summary_large_image" 
			["image:src"]=> string(97) "https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/gettyimages-512343611.jpg?w=764&h=400&crop=1" 
			["site"]=> string(11) "@techcrunch" 
			["url"]=> string(89) "https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/16/neural-networks-artificial-intelligence-and-our-future/" 
			["description"]=> string(198) "Imagine yourself a passenger in a futuristic self-driving car. Instead of programming its navigation system, the car interacts with you in a near-human way to understand your desired destination.…" 
			["title"]=> string(60) "Neural networks: Artificial intelligence and our future |…" 
		}
	*/
	$twitterData = $scraper->getTwitter();
	
	//Returns an array containing Twitter meta values. The array is indexed by the name attribute of the meta tag. In this case:
	/* 
		array(33) { 
			["robots"]=> string(12) "NOYDIR,NOODP"
			["generator"]=> string(13) "WordPress.com"
			["tag"]=> string(24) "unmanned aerial vehicles" 
			["description"]=> string(160) "Imagine yourself a passenger in a futuristic self-driving car. Instead of programming its navigation system, the car interacts with you in a near-human way to.." 
			["application-name"]=> string(10) "TechCrunch"
			// goes on
		}
	*/
	$metaData = $scraper->getMeta();
} catch (Exception $e) {
	//Handles error
	die($e->getMessage());
}

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Author

Ramon Kayo - [e-mail]