Using Split?

Is it possible to use split in PHP? I want to know how to make it get some words from a website like in visual basic:-

Code:

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mainstr = Inet1.OpenURL("http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=vb6")
text1.text = "Results " & split(split(mainstr, "Results")(1), (0.05 seconds) ")(0)

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I want to convert that into php, is it possible?

explode

This is what I've done so far (trying to get my expire data on rapidshare)

Code:

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<?php
function ExpireDate($username, $password) {
$page = @file_get_contents('https://ssl.rapidshare.com/cgi-bin/premiumzone.cgi?login=' . $username . '&password=' . $password);
$splitx = split("valid until ", $page);
$splitx2 = split(" If " ,  $splitx[1]);
$result = $splitx2[0];
if ( $result == "" ) {
  return "Unknown Error!";
    }else{
  return $result;
  }
}

?>

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But when I goto the page it asks me if I want to download the file (I do have a PHP enabled server)

Is there anything wrong in the code?

Yes the split function is explode().

I've changed the words split to explode but it is still asking me if I want to download the file.

the explode function works like this:

$sentance = "This is a sentance with a lot of words";
$words = explode( " ", $sentance); // Splits it wherever there is a space

result:
$words[0] = This
$words[1] = is
$words[2] = a
$words[3] = sentance ... etc

Quote:

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Originally Posted by phpcoder

But when I goto the page it asks me if I want to download the file (I do have a PHP enabled server)

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I would say there is something wrong with it. Unless you've tried another PHP file on the same server and had it work fine. Try setting the content type.

just try to run a simple php file on the same server:

Code:

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<?php
echo "It is running fine...";
?>

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if it still ask you to download the file then something is wrong with the server... maybe apache is not running...

All other PHP files work, is it possible to use explode to find some text on a website, grab it and show it on the page?

For finding something I would save the website to a string and then use strstr() or preg_match() to find it.