CLOSED I need a php script to perform bulk whois lookups at the UK domain registrar - Nominet The script will return a list of domains that are available Eg; http://webwhois.nic.uk/cgi-bin/whoi...lable.co.uk&WHOIS+Submit.x=0&WHOIS+Submit.y=0 The script must be server friendly - i.e. not use massive cpu / memory resources The script will need a 'throttle' so I can specify how often queries are made, eg one query every 2 seconds Nominet restrict each IP to 1000 queries per day so the script must be easy to install on multiple servers. Previous experience with whois scripts is preferred.
problem is many servers(probably 99% of VPS's unless you have a dedicated) have a timeout for the script, like 60 seconds or less usually, that would make it a problem to have a huge whois script running days.
This API does all that for you and puts the data into a unified, consistent JSON structure. You simply register and get your API key and then use php function files_get_contents (or CURL) to pull the data from the URL and the decode it and the reference the properties you want to use. Their support is really helpful if you need help with a PHP script to use but its REALLY simply and easy to use, fast and reliable. http://whoisparser.com/