following links in php

[jasongonella]

Is there a function in php that will allow easy following of links or would I need to carry out string manipulation (i.e. do it manually) with strpos and substr e.t.c...

The idea is to index different sites for the purposes of a search engine.....

Thanks if you can help,

Jason

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Depends on what you mean by "follow links"
If you want to read an html file and then read all files taht are linked to, you'll have to do that yourself.