Comments on: Scrape IMDB MyMovies with PHP

By: PF

PF — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:20:57 +0000

Thanks a lot for creating this code!
I’ve made your idea into a facebook application, http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?api_key=89f359599ea0017a182c504827e50a74 I don’t know if you are on facebook but you might like it.

David says:
Hey, your Facebook App is a great way of realizing the proof of concept (which PIMP is).
Just remember that IMDB does not endorse screen scraping, in fact they have a tendency of banning hosts if the scraping becomes too intense… but the more people scare their screens the more pressure we put on them to create or release an open API!
Thanks for the credit.

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:05:44 +0000

The variable $listItems stores an int value. But there’s no option to make $listItems list/fetch ALL items. The View All link simply directs the user to the IMDB page, doesn’t grab the items.

David says:
A really high value like 999 should do it (unless you are a movie addict).

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:28:52 +0000

I see the link (VIEW ALL) that takes the user to the actual IMDB page. But I don’t think there are any other options for $listItems to fetch and display ALL ITEMS.

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:06:35 +0000

The ‘$use_raw_http_mode = TRUE’ option’ did the trick. Thanks David.
Is it much trouble to code an option for displaying ALL the movies on my list?
Wonderful, thanks again.

David says:
It is there already, the $listItems options. Make sure to select “Change display options” and “Show All titles” in IMDB MyMovies.

By: John

John — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:29:10 +0000

This was exactly what I was looking for.
But my server has apparently disabled file_get_contents().
Warning: file_get_contents(): URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration line 88
Do you have an alternative way to make the script work?
I appreciate it.

David says:
Glad that it seems helpful, shame your system is locked down. file_get_contents() is just one of several ways to get the content, let me look into an alternative…
Sorted, try the new ‘$use_raw_http_mode = TRUE’ option.