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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T09:30:38+00:00 2026-05-15T09:30:38+00:00

I know it is possible to get information (text) from another page. For example,

I know it is possible to get information (text) from another page.

For example, on the page at http://www.page.com/ is a div named news.
How can I get the text from this div?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-15T09:30:38+00:00

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Yes, that’s what HTML Simple DOM is for amongst other options.

Example:

$html  = file_get_html('http://www.page.com/');
$mydiv = $html->find('div[id=news]', 0)->plaintext;