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Getting Files From Other Sites - Using wget

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Getting Files From Other Sites - Using wget

saxsux
Hello. A while ago, a friend showed me this PHP code (wget) which allows you to get files from other sites. I was a simple one liner type thing.
Since my old host (Nytka) went down, I've lost it, as has my friend.

Do you know anything about wget, and could tell me it?

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miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG
Dunno about php wget, but wget is a standard Unix Shell Command - which you can use like:
shell> wget -r http://url
The -r stands for recursive - i.e. it will download all linked files under the current URL.

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jipman
I think he means how to have a php file download another file

I think you should use the system() command. (more info on http://php.net)

It works like this

<?php
$foo = system('wget http://asdf.com/file.exe ~',$output);
?>

If i'm correct (im too lazy to test it atm, it will download a file file.exe from asdf.com and give back the console messages to the variable $output.

I hope this is what you're asking for

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saxsux
QUOTE (jipman @ Apr 28 2005, 06:16 PM)
I think he means how to have a php file download another file

I think you should use the system() command. (more info on http://php.net)

It works like this

<?php
$foo = system('wget http://asdf.com/file.exe ~',$output);
?>

If i'm correct (im too lazy to test it atm, it will download a file file.exe from asdf.com and give back the console messages to the variable $output.

I hope this is what you're asking for
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That's the one! It works brilliantly!
Thank You!
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