PHP Script that will grab info from websites.. UGH!?

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xiope
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PHP Script that will grab info from websites.. UGH!?

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Hello all, I hope you can help. I am ok with php, I can program what I need if I have more info on it. Here is my problem.. I own a real estate website that has various Foreclosures etc on it, right now I have a person that manually puts in the data. I need a script that will cut down on time and man power, I used to have one on my old website that automatically pulled in info from other websites such as Events etc around the area. Maybe Perl? Any help/ suggestions would be appreciated. -XIOPE
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neophyte
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Post by neophyte »

Do the sites you're pulling from have a RSS feed? That would be one very simple way of getting the information you're after.
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Post by Ambush Commander »

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.curl.php

Although you've got me thinking that you should be working on a more friendly user interface (what's he using, phpMyAdmin?)
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Post by RobertGonzalez »

Before you get into snagging peoples content, are you legally allowed to use their material?
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