Using PHP to create an RSS agreggator

Discussion in 'PHP' started by Absolute, Nov 22, 2006.

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    Hello,

    I have a couple of RSS feeds that I like to read daily and I was wondering if I could set up a blog where my blog automatically publishes the full text of new articles from the RSS feeds that I like to read. This will save me a bunch of time in having to go to each site and I'll have my own "home page" setup going on where I just go to my own blog and read the articles published on the sites I regularly read.

    IS this doable?

    Thanks
     
    Absolute, Nov 22, 2006 IP
  2. disgust

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    it'd make a lot more sense to just use one of the rss homepage deals out there than push the info to your blog?

    unless of course you're trying to just populate the blog with automated crappy content :)
     
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  4. Absolute

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    I think people will be interested in visiting a site that I call my home. My whole idea behind this site is to make a website showing all of the things that I read on a daily basis and making it themed around my life so that my friends and family (and other people if they want) can enjoy taking a look at the things I read everyday. I just want an automated RSS based blog where not only I can go to read up on my daily info, but I can give to my friends to go to so that they can see what I'm into.

    I really only want like 5 RSS feeds on my blog (I don't have time to read much else).

    Thanks
     
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    I would recommend magpierss for handling the rss feeds if you really want to code it yourself.

    Alternatively there is probably a plugin for one of the existing blog scripts if you look hard enough.

    Having said that if I was attempting to do what you describe I would just use the share feature in google reader. It is no boubt possible in other rss readers but google reader is what I'm currently using.

    I would however set up a redirect from an easy to remember url on my server rather than telling people to visit http://www.google.com/reader/shared/11171631160046282079 in my instance.

    If you struggle setting up the shared feature just let me know and I'll talk you through the process.
     
    streety, Nov 22, 2006 IP