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Old 01-31-2013, 09:48 PM   PM User | #1
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Download Webpage content to txt
Hey guys,
I am totally lost here.

Can anyone help me with a php code.
I wanna download a webpage content to a txt file by entering the url.
Is that possible?

Thanks in advance for any help
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Old 01-31-2013, 09:52 PM   PM User | #2
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It can't be done with JavaScript and I don't think it can be done using a web browser.

You'd need a separate program that can read web pages and convert them to text that runs outside of a browser. I don't know if such a program exists - probably not given the copyright issues associated with making it easier to steal text from web pages.
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I want to count specific text strings in a web pages. So i thought it would be easier to download, search, count and deleted file would be easier that count online.
If second solution is easier i wouldn't know
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Ummm...Felgall, look what he wrote:
Can anyone help me with a php code.

He doesn't want a JS solution. He just posted in the wrong forum.
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