Is it possible to get/scrap data from https links using php,
the https page ask for a user name and password and has data in XML format. so is it possible to get this data using PHP ?
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Is it possible to get/scrap data from https links using php,
the https page ask for a user name and password and has data in XML format. so is it possible to get this data using PHP ?
Yes it is possible, just use cURL extension to get page content and then parse it as you may see fit (using XML functions, regex, etc). cURL cand handle SSL, authentication, cookies, etc.
For more details see:
http://php.net/manual/en/book.curl.php