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automation content publishing in php sites

by aminsaleh
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Hi there, I am working on a php based news website. sometime we used to visit other big news sites and copy news content from. we copy the titles, body, add image, mansion source and so on.

My question is, do you know any robot that can automate tasks for me. The auto script may record things I do on the browser and then do the same again. I can provide it with the url and it does the next.


You know in wordpress, there is an automation system. I wonder if the same system is also available for php sites.

-any solution pzl

thanks indeed
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  • Profile picture of the author FrediDoo
    Originally Posted by aminsaleh View Post

    Hi there, I am working on a php based news website. sometime we used to visit other big news sites and copy news content from. we copy the titles, body, add image, mansion source and so on.

    My question is, do you know any robot that can automate tasks for me. The auto script may record things I do on the browser and then do the same again. I can provide it with the url and it does the next.


    You know in wordpress, there is an automation system. I wonder if the same system is also available for php sites.

    -any solution pzl

    thanks indeed
    It sounds like you're looking for Selenium and Stored Vars.

    Essentially, you generate a Test Case (a list of steps you'd like to run) and execute the Test Case through the Selenium tool.

    At my day job I wrote an application which generated the Test Cases dynamically and I'm sure you could do the same; it's a great tool.
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    • Profile picture of the author anayb
      Originally Posted by FrediDoo View Post

      It sounds like you're looking for Selenium and Stored Vars.

      Essentially, you generate a Test Case (a list of steps you'd like to run) and execute the Test Case through the Selenium tool.

      At my day job I wrote an application which generated the Test Cases dynamically and I'm sure you could do the same; it's a great tool.
      You suggested some right tools, but selenium may not be a proper solution for web scraping, it is mainly used for browsing automation and form submits. Python's Scrapy module is what the poster might be looking for.
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