Using PHP to Parse HTML

[SiGmA_X]

The subject says it all: I want to parse a HTML file using PHP... I was thinking about how to do this, and got quite stuck.

The file that I need to parse is a F@H User page (Ex. http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/...ame=AOA_Oregon)

I need to get the 'Active processors' info out of it... The HTML for that reads '<TR align=left><TD align=left><b>Active processors (within a week)</b></TD><TD align=left><font size=4>2 </font></TD></TR>'

If someone can help parse this for me, thank you a lot!

I'll be online quite a bit in the coming break, so if you want to talk to me either PM me, drop me an email (sigma@th3sp0t.com) or AIM/ICQ/etc me

Thank you all in advance!

[cloasters]

Bump City.

[sheepgoat]

here's my attempt. the script works, but it is slow. its mainly slow because http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin...name=AOA_Oregon is slow. here's the code

PHP Code:

<?
$processors = "";
$found = 0;
$file = file("http://folding.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/userpage.detailed?name=AOA_Oregon", "r");
while((list($num, $line) = each($file)) && $found == 0) {
   $noTags = strip_tags($line);
   if(preg_match("/active processors/i", $noTags)) {
      if(preg_match("/([0-9]+)/", $noTags, $m)) {
         $processors = $m[0];
         $found = 1;
      }
   }
}

echo "Active Processors: ".$processors."<br />";
?>

[SiGmA_X]

Ah, thanks! Now I understand how to parse tags and search them for something. Thanks a lot

Are you ever on AIM anymore?

[sheepgoat]

yeah, i'm always on. i think i may have changed screen names, which is booboospankyeyes.

[SiGmA_X]

That's the problem Talk to you there some time