PHP is a widely-used server-side scripting language that is especially suited for web development. It can be embedded into HTML and is often used to create dynamic web pages. While PHP is not as commonly associated with data programming and web scraping as languages like Python or JavaScript, it still has a number of libraries and tools that can be used for scraping tasks.
PHP is surprisingly fast and powerful and with frameworks like Laravel it makes embedding scraping logic into web applications very easy. PHP can be used to make HTTP requests, parse HTML, and interact with databases, making it a viable option for web scraping projects.
Web Scraping With PHP 101
Introduction to web scraping with PHP. How to handle http connections, parse html files for data, best practices, tips and an example project.
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