file_get_contents

[slimjim]

If I use the last code you made, it finds all links as not found..

[slimjim]

Still using the code below, regardless it finds the link within the comment tags as Link is Found.. Which should show Link is NOT found.

IT works for you and not me, I dont get it..

if((($conts = @file_get_contents($siteurl)) != FALSE) && (strpos(@file_get_contents("$siteurl"),"$recip")!==false)) 
{ 
  if(preg_match("^<!--.*?".$recip.".*?--!>^si", $conts)) 
  { 
    // It's inside a comment: 
    echo 'Link is NOT found.'; 
  } 
  else 
  { 
    echo 'Link is FOUND'; 
  } 
} else { 
  echo "Link Is NOT Found"; 
}

[bpat1434]

1.) Are you sure you're searching the proper site?
2.) Are you sure you didn't mess something up?

Remember at the very top.... when you said it was there and I said it wasn't? Remember that? Did you mess up again and flip them around? Because it works for me, which should work for you.

[slimjim]

What I am using is what I just showed you.
Your searching :

$siteurl for a link $recip correct ?

[bpat1434]

yes... but are you sure $siteurl is not inadvertantly mixed up so that you switched the two (like before)?

[slimjim]

OK I am going to triple check I have everything correct.

[slimjim]

Just for testing, I broke things down, and I tested it this way, and it still shows found, even though the link on the test page is within comment tags.

$siteurl="http://www.somesite.com/test.html";//looking on this page
$recip="http://www.mysite.com";//link I am looking for

$conts = @file_get_contents($siteurl);

if(preg_match("^<!--.*?".$recip.".*?--!>^si", $conts)) 
  {
  echo "not found";
  } else {
  echo "found";
  }

And On test.html page I have this..
<!--
<a href="http://www.mysite.com">test</a>
-->

Am I not doing something right ?

[bpat1434]

using this string:

<a href="www.bpatterson.net">New Link</a><br />
<!-- <a href="www.patternet.com">Commented Link</a> -->
<!--
<a href="www.roundcubeforum.net">another Commented Link</a>
-->

with this PHP code:

$recips=array('www.bpatterson.net','www.patternet.com','www.roundcubeforum.net');
//$conts = @file_get_contents($siteurl);
$conts = $siteurl;

foreach($recips as $recip)
{
	echo '<b>'.$recip.':</b> ';
	if($conts != FALSE && (strpos($conts,$recip)!==false))
	{
		if(preg_match("^<!--.*?".$recip.".*?-->^si", $conts))
		{
			// It's inside a comment:
			echo 'Link is commented out.';
		}
		else
		{
			echo 'Link is FOUND.';
		}
	} else {
		echo "Link Is NOT Found.";
	}
	echo '<br>';
}

I get this output:

www.bpatterson.net: Link is FOUND.
www.patternet.com: Link is commented out.
www.roundcubeforum.net: Link is commented out.

Which is as expected.... nto sure where you're going wrong....

actually.. replace this "--!>" with this: "-->" and all should work.

[slimjim]

You said : actually.. replace this "--!>" with this: "-->" and all should work.

I am not using --!> at the end

I am using --> already
Here is what I am using :

<!--
<a href="http://www.mysite.com">test</a>
-->

I also dont know how your checking the $siteurl without doing the
$conts = @file_get_contents($siteurl); 
Because you have it commented out..

So not sure what you mean now.. this should work and i know it should but like with the code I showed you I used for testing, it isnt working correctly.

[bpat1434]

no.. in the pattern... look in the pattern 😉

[slimjim]

OK I know what you meant, take the ! out of here at end:
if(preg_match("^{<!--.?".$recip.".?--!>si",} $conts))
Duh, I should have seen that it shouldnt have been there, made enough of those type of mistakes in my time.

[bpat1434]

lol yeah... I think that was originally my mistake....

so it works now?

[slimjim]

Nope, still finds link as found and it shouldnt
Do me a favor and test the below code.

Now it looks correct right ?
Should work correct ?

But it doesn't 🙁

Now if I understand that code it is looking for <!-- and anything between that and the link after the link and then -->
If it finds the link between the comment tags, it should print not found otherwise print found/
Must be missing something somehow again..

$siteurl="http://www.somesite.com/test.html";//looking on this page
$recip="http://www.yoursite.com";//link I am looking for

$conts = @file_get_contents($siteurl);

if(preg_match("^<!--.*?".$recip.".*?-->^si", $conts)) 
  {
  echo "not found";
  } else {
  echo "found";
  }