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which feeds parser to pick?

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:35 pm
by pedrotuga
lastRSS and magpieRSS got the first position on google.

On pear there is XML_RSS but i dont think it suports atom

Magpie looked a bit simpler to use...

I need a perser that gets:

title
link
description
date updated

either date updated or the date of every single item so i can check if there is updates or not. I want to store the data in a database once a day rather than just show the last feed. I think i will usa a cronjob.

so... date comparison is important...

suport for rss up to 2.0 and atom is important.

wich parser should i use?
why?

thanks in advance for any opinion/sugestions.

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:41 pm
by feyd
pedrotuga wrote:wich parser should i use?
wichever you like.
pedrotuga wrote:why?
it's your decision. Find one you like and use it.

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:12 pm
by pedrotuga
ok, i was looking for sugestions and waiting for ppl to point me at aspects i eventually didnt think about...
of course the decision is allways mine....
i am just interested in know what advantages/disadvantages do they have.

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:16 pm
by Benjamin
You may want to do a google search for X vs X and see what you find. I found this in about 4 seconds.

http://frenchfragfactory.net/ozh/archiv ... s-parsers/

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:49 am
by RobertGonzalez
You could always use a prefab script from an example, like I did with Kevin Yank's sitepoint example.

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:00 pm
by pedrotuga
well.. it looks like magpie parses a lot more than lastrss but is a bit slower...

i am using magpie anyway cause its simpler IMHO.