Using Split?

[phpcoder]

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:-

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)

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

[penagate]

explode

[phpcoder]

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

<?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;
   }
}

?>

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?

[penagate]

Yes the split function is explode().

[phpcoder]

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

[NPassero]

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

[TomGibbons]

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

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.

[extreme.aly]

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

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

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

[phpcoder]

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?

[McCain]

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