there is not any result!

[davisbra]

hi @indigolemon ...
thanks for this project..
i run this code in windows7 via xampp...
it seems that it is run, but there is not any result!
here is my web result at localhost, and the output directory is empty!

Here is the php code, which I entered the inputs:
$username = "my_user"; $password = "my_pass"; $url = "http://forums.debian.net"; $login_url = $url . "/ucp.php?mode=login"; $projectname = "z1"; $start_topic = 46632; $end_topic = 83176; $delay = 3; $verbose = true; $page = 1; $topic_content = ""; $topic_found = false; $first_post = true; $seen_postbody = false;
Which parameters are essential which I must Initialize them?
I am waiting for your reply... thanks

[indigolemon]

Hi @davisbra

Unfortunately this project was designed to work with older phpBB releases, specifically the 2.X releases or lower, which use tables to handle the page layout. It was created as a way to get data from forums hosted with free forum hosting sites such as forumUP, which use the older software (and disable the built in backup system).

Newer phpBB releases, such as the one used on the debian forums you're trying to scrape, use divs for layout - so the script won't see any content it can recognise - hence you'll get no results.

My apologies, but you'll need to look for a script that can parse the phpBB3 div based layout to get any results.

Graham

[davisbra]

thanks for your fast reply @indigolemon ... I got it... Do you think that whether there is any existing scraper that can scrape any given phpbb based forums?

[indigolemon]

Sorry @davisbra - I've not really looked into scrapers since I wrote this! Always hosted my own forums after the ForumUP experience so I could use the built in backup options.

I hope you find something! I'm sure you're not the only person with this requirement!