substr problem

[Absolute_Zero]

I am using the script:

<?php
$handle = fopen("http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/serverstatus/", "rb");
$contents = "";
while (!feof($handle)) {
$contents .= fread($handle, 1);
}
$finalimg = substr($content, '34737', '53');
echo $finalimg;
?>

I have tested this with a REALBasic application using the mid() function, and the RB application returns the value I am looking for. But for some reason, this returns "". Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

[devinemke]

other than what i assume is a typo on line 7 (should be $contents instead of $content) the script returns a bunch of whitespace followed by closing </tr> tag. i assume that is not the intended section of the URL that you wanted?

[rehfeld]

btw- if you may want to take a look at file_get_contents()

its just an easier and often faster way to read the file....