Extract title from HTML page

[micmac]

Hi all,
I'm currently in the process of creating a HTML extractor and have come to a hurdle. To begin with i'm trying to extract the <TITLE> from the http://www.thebikebarn.co.uk/links.shtml page. This is what i have so far:

$filename = "http://www.thebikebarn.co.uk/links.shtml";
$handle = fopen ($filename, "r");
if($handle) {
  while(!feof($handle)) { 
    $contents = $contents . fread($handle, 1024); 
  } 
}

$doctype_pos = strpos($contents,"<!DOCTYPE");
$endhtml_pos = strpos($contents,"</TITLE>");
$contents = substr($contents,$doctype_pos,(($endhtml_pos+8)-$doctype_pos));

echo "$contents"; 

This is not returning anything. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Cheers,
micmac

[LordShryku]

Try this...

<?
$file = fopen("http://www.thebikebarn.co.uk/links.shtml", "r");
if($file) {
   while(!feof ($file)) {
      $line = fgets($file, 1024);
      if(preg_match("|<title>(.*)</title>|is", $line, $out)) {
         $title = $out[1];
         break;
      }
   }
   fclose($file);
}
echo $title;
?>

[micmac]

That worked a treat LordShryku...thankyou.

Just one last question, how would i continue through the file and get the:
BB Bikeshop (link) Motorcycle accessory catalogue online. (Brief description). If you goto the page it is under the "Accessories & Clothing" title.
I'm wanting to get the link path and the brief description.

Also, what are the "|" used for infront of <TITLE> and at the end of </TITLE> used for?

Cheers,
micmac

[Hafkas]

you may want to check out some of the information on curl - a lot of screen scraper type programs use it.