Using PHP To Scrape Websites Generated By JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX & JSON
Scraping websites generated by JavaScript or jQuery using PHP is a topic that I’ve received many requests for and one that I’ve been wanting to cover for a while now.... Read The Rest →
View ArticleAcceptable Levels Of Error When Web Scraping
Working on a recent freelance project I ran into a few errors, and no matter what I did there was no way I was going to get a 100% success... Read The Rest →
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions 2015
I’d like to say that I don’t usually fall into the trap of making New Year’s resolutions, but that would be a lie. And to say that I actually stick... Read The Rest →
View ArticleReverse Engineering JavaScript Encryption Functions To Scrape Email Addresses
Disclaimer: I do not condone spamming (sending unsolicited emails). The information here is provided purely for educational purposes and to highlight problems with implemented solutions to try to...
View Articlebbp tweet WordPress bbPress plugin
bbPress plugin to automatically tweet new topics and replies.
View ArticleUsing Proxies For Scraping With PHP & cURL
We’ve all been there: You finally get your scraper working perfectly, you run your short tests and all your data is being returned as expected, so you let your scraper... Read The Rest →
View ArticleInstant PHP Web Scraping Book Now Available!
If you’ve been following me on Twitter or contacted me privately, it’s likely you know this day has been approaching and, Instant PHP Web Scraping was published on 26th July... Read The Rest →
View ArticleExperimentally Proving Hooke’s Law
Jacob Ward (jjw3g12 ID:25579363) “I am aware of the requirements of good academic practice and the potential penalties for any breaches” Introduction Hooke’s Law is a scientific law concerning...
View ArticleIdeas For Web Scraping & Automation Projects Or Posts
My blog has remained rather stagnant for the last few months, in part due to uni work, but mostly because I can’t think of any interesting topics to cover or... Read The Rest →
View ArticleScraping Putlocker.bz Links to Movies
Maybe I was a bit of a bitch, after promising some free scraping classes and then lunching it out, so here’s one while you wait for my next posts. Essentially,... Read The Rest →
View ArticleUpdated Simple PHP Scraping Function
Going back over some of my old posts on web scraping and looking through the code I’ve noticed a few places where there is room for improvement. One such example... Read The Rest →
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