Pull information from google news feed

Meltdown

05-11-2008, 11:22 PM

<?
$xml = simplexml_load_file('http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=miley+cyrus&ie=UTF-8&output=rss&ned=:ePkh8BM9EwLbwWvA4sRqZGpmbuEx-6gZ3LY8iJUsQkypOUgWM4CthtlqJHDh4MRCh-2MItWSy3kem-3S-MUGVP-LjTUnPzkxBwBrNRar');
//print_r($xml);
echo "<hr>";
foreach ($xml as $status) {
$title = $status->entry->title;
$link = $status->entry->link;
$test = $status->title;
echo "$title";
echo " $test (to see if the feed is even being read...and it is)";
echo " Link: $link";
}
?>
What I want to do: pull the data from the feed so I can manipulate it how I want.
What's not working: I can pull the title of the feed from the feed but nothing else. Here is how I think the feel is structured:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#">
<generator>NFE/1.0</generator>
<title>miley cyrus - Google News </title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=miley+cyrus&ie=UTF-8&ned=:ePkh8BM9EwLbwWvA4sRqZGpmbuEx-6gZ3LY8iJUsQkypOUgWM4CthtlqJHDh4MRCh-2MItWSy3kem-3S-MUGVP-LjTUnPzkxBwBrNRar.xml"/>
<tagline>miley cyrus - Google News </tagline>
<author>
<name>Google Inc.</name>
<email>news-feedback@google.com</email>
</author>
<copyright>&copy;2008 Google</copyright>
<modified>2008-05-11T18:53:50Z</modified>
<entry>
<title type="text/html" mode="escaped">blah</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="blahblahblah.com"/>
<id>tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=482dc827</id>
<issued>2008-05-11T07:43:40Z</issued>
<modified>2008-05-11T07:43:40Z</modified>
<content type="text/html" mode="escaped"> and content here and so on and so forth.

I don't understand what's going on.

_Aerospace_Eng_

05-11-2008, 11:36 PM

You can always navigate to the feed directly and go to view source you know to see its structure.

Meltdown

05-11-2008, 11:37 PM

..that's how I got what I posted. But it still isn't working. So either I'm overlooking something very simple or I'm way off track.

_Aerospace_Eng_

05-11-2008, 11:47 PM

Thats not how the feed is structured. You got some of it right. This is what I saw when I went directly to the source of the feed.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<generator>NFE/1.0</generator>
<title>miley cyrus - Google News</title>
<link>http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=miley+cyrus&ie=UTF-8&ned=:ePkh8BM9EwLbwWvA4sRqZGpmbuEx-6gZ3LY8iJUsQkypOUgWM4CthtlqJHDh4MRCh-2MItWSy3kem-3S-MUGVP-LjTUnPzkxBwBrNRar</link>
<language>en</language>
<webMaster>news-feedback@google.com</webMaster>
<copyright>&copy;2008 Google</copyright>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
<lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:33:56 GMT</lastBuildDate>
<image>
<title>miley cyrus - Google News</title>
<url>http://news.google.com/intl/en_us/images/news_res.gif</url>
<link>http://news.google.com/</link>
</image>
<item>
<title>Meghan O&#39;Rourke: The real Miley Cyrus tragedy - Dallas Morning News</title>
<link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/stories/DN-orourke_11edi.ART.State.Edition1.466dbb8.html&cid=1210959911&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzeU9 bfFhiDNMTGxXRC8leoETE8rIA</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=482dc827</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 07:43:40 GMT</pubDate>
<description><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.katu.com/news/entertainment/18561809.html&cid=1210959911&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzdcXZhepHFsQ-1JBh_kHQ8d4-RqRw"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=gpju25FOW2EJ&imgurl=media.katu.com/images/080504_miley_cyrus.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1> KATU</a></td><td valign=top class=j> <div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/stories/DN-orourke_11edi.ART.State.Edition1.466dbb8.html&cid=1210959911&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzeU9 bfFhiDNMTGxXRC8leoETE8rIA">Meghan O&#39;Rourke: The real Miley Cyrus tragedy</a> Dallas Morning News,&nbsp;TX&nbsp;- 14 hours ago Call me insensitive, but I didn&#39;t think that the supposedly &quot;racy&quot; photo of &#39;tween star Miley Cyrus holding a bedsheet around her bare torso was as outré as ... <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b136171_miley_cyrus_new_singing_partner.html&cid=1210959911&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzcZx1-RaGz38fSS9faB8ItmCcyA6A">Miley Cyrus&#39; New Singing Partner</a> E! Online <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-2&fd=R&url=http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/miley-cyrus-new-singing-partner-204685/&cid=1210959911&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzeuNLcYNO4hKZsTLggGlq9RcVL0SA">Miley Cyrus: New Singing Partner?</a> The Gossip Girls <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-3&fd=R&url=http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/05/10/miley-cyrus-john-travolta/&cid=1210959911&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzdVj9AGK12BK2Xp_ux1ib7TCo3VGA">Miley Cyrus &amp; John Travolta Duet in the Works?</a> Just Jared <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-4&fd=R&url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080509.wdiary0510/BNStory/SpecialEvents2&cid=1210959911&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzeTfvWn6fjrjYf_wFjUwYTwom2Zlw"><nob r>Globe and Mail</a>&nbsp;- <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-5&fd=R&url=http://www.pr-inside.com/cyrus-dismisses-scandal-over-racy-myspace-r581899.htm&cid=1210959911&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzcYwohRciT257jQHRX8mKh5ImiT4Q">P R-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)</a> <a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ned=:ePkh8BM9EwLbwWvA4sRqZGpmbuEx-6gZ3LY8iJUsQkypOUgWM4CthtlqJHDh4MRCh-2MItWSy3kem-3S-MUGVP-LjTUnPzkxBwBrNRar&ncl=1210959911>all 434 news articles</a></div></td></tr></table></description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Hugh Hefner wants Miley Cyrus for Playboy. - Fashion.ie</title>
<link>http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.fashion.ie/aggregator/gossip/73989-hugh-hefner-wants-miley-cyrus-playboy&cid=1211449127&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzeDgDVxxAGB5YGX7-RJaF7DZ35-mA</link>
<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=48353f27</guid>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 17:09:49 GMT</pubDate>
<description><table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1i-0&fd=R&url=http://thecelebritytruth.com/miley-cyrus-apologizes-for-racy-photos/001485&cid=1211449127&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzfiZlF656MeYp9yc4ckkDzkZyMk8w"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=hG1W7EbOKHMJ&imgurl=thecelebritytruth.com/assets/Uploads/Miley-Cyrus-Disney-Bob-DAmico.jpg width=80 height=67 alt="" border=1> The Celebrity Truth</a></td><td valign=top class=j> <div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.fashion.ie/aggregator/gossip/73989-hugh-hefner-wants-miley-cyrus-playboy&cid=1211449127&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzeDgDVxxAGB5YGX7-RJaF7DZ35-mA">Hugh Hefner wants Miley Cyrus for Playboy.</a> Fashion.ie,&nbsp;Ireland&nbsp;- 5 hours ago Hugh Hefner isn’t shy in wanting to tap Miley Cyrus for Playboy. Lets face it, she probably could do worse will do worse considering the pace she is on. ... <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-1&fd=R&url=http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20080511/11280/hugh-hefner-offers-miley-cyrus-a-playboy-shoot-once-she-turns-18/&cid=1211449127&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzevCGSDEqdnqPwIRc7k3AK4f7QfmA">Hugh Hefner offers Miley Cyrus a Playboy shoot - once she turns 18</a> Fametastic <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-2&fd=R&url=http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/200805090407&cid=1211449127&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzdWp1guQGtjiOkwm-KKAudse7F2hQ">Miley Cyrus reader response</a> Charleston Gazette <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-3&fd=R&url=http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2008/05/09/hefner-wants-miley-cyrus-for-playboy-when-shes-legal/&cid=1211449127&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzd6Cfl6h16AZHZxiKL2fMeWZlH4qg">Hefner wants Miley Cyrus for Playboy - when she’s legal!</a> Reuters UK <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-4&fd=R&url=http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Hefner_Wants_Miley_Cyrus_in_Playboy_17415.html&cid=1211449127&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFr qEzfqWpsr_Zj8lEllX0VJv-r04uzJBA">eFluxMedia</a>&nbsp;- <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-5&fd=R&url=http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272620483.shtml&cid=1211449127&ei=VHQnSKXhH4_w8AS8haiTAw&usg=AFrqEzcDWsO87MXDnZDJiP7lH-UNllMssA">National Ledger</a> <a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ned=:ePkh8BM9EwLbwWvA4sRqZGpmbuEx-6gZ3LY8iJUsQkypOUgWM4CthtlqJHDh4MRCh-2MItWSy3kem-3S-MUGVP-LjTUnPzkxBwBrNRar&ncl=1211449127>all 64 news articles</a></div></td></tr></table></description>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>

Meltdown

05-11-2008, 11:55 PM

ahh. How embarrassing. I must've been half asleep when I copied fro the feed source (otherwise, I don't know how I could've made such a mistake)

Anyway, so this thread isn't a complete waste, I'll post an updated, working version of my original code:

<?
$xml = simplexml_load_file('http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=miley+cyrus&ie=UTF-8&output=rss&ned=:ePkh8BM9EwLbwWvA4sRqZGpmbuEx-6gZ3LY8iJUsQkypOUgWM4CthtlqJHDh4MRCh-2MItWSy3kem-3S-MUGVP-LjTUnPzkxBwBrNRar');
foreach ($xml as $status) {
$title = $status->item->title;
$link = $status->item->link;
echo "$title $link";

}
?>

Nates

06-13-2008, 10:11 PM

Does anyone know what would need to be added to show the latest 10 headlines.

I have this code working but its only shows 1 link

<?

$xml = simplexml_load_file('http://news.google.com/news?geo=90210&output=rss&ned=:ePkh8BM9EwLbocwl5pRallqUU6ngkZmTU6yj4OyooxAa7OjEamlgZGjg8X6aDsQNilwivvlFRZnFZUB1qToKYSFQdQamZma GHp-71ODOzIO4lUWIKTVHiAHiZjCVC3PwLzag1C821pz85MQcAA4IIOk');
foreach ($xml as $status) {
$link = $status->item->link;
$description = $status->item->description;

echo "$description ";

}
?>

Thanks for any feedback

Nate

Meltdown

06-13-2008, 10:28 PM

$xml = simplexml_load_file('');
print_r($xml);
format as desired.

Nates

06-13-2008, 10:43 PM

Meltdown,

Thanks for the quick reply.

Tried this:

<?

$xml = simplexml_load_file('http://news.google.com/news?geo=90210&output=rss&ned=:ePkh8BM9EwLbocwl5pRallqUU6ngkZmTU6yj4OyooxAa7OjEamlgZGjg8X6aDsQNilwiv vlFRZnFZUB1qToKYSFQdQamZmaGHp-71ODOzIO4lUWIKTVHiAHiZjCVC3PwLzag1C821pz85MQcAA4IIOk');
print_r($xml);
foreach ($xml as $status) {
$link = $status->item->link;
$description = $status->item->description;

echo "$description ";

}
?>

--------------

and it does display 10 results but also getting errors like below

) [3] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [title] => SAG deal in June? Don't count on it - Hollywood Reporter [link] => http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id5f52df31901946c211cc22eebb40f92%3Fimw%3DY&cid=1221923963&ei=vOlSSKuaMp-q9gSp06z-Cw&usg=AFQjCNGgcU9C5EspYSOGjS-i2csstYUHJw [guid] => tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=48d5147b [pubDate] => Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:32:17 GMT [description] =>

Meltdown

06-13-2008, 11:40 PM

that's not error.
that's raw.
like i said, you'll need to do your own formatting to tidy things up.
look it up:
http://php.net/simple_xml_loadfile

Nates

06-14-2008, 01:01 AM

Yea, thanks for the link...I was able to figure it out.