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How to copy content from a dynamic page using PHP?

Is it possible to get the information displayed in the page link given below using PHP. I want all the text content displayed on the page to be copied to a variable or to a file.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/24655740?report=fasta&format=text

I have tried cURL too, but it didn't work. Where as cURL worked with a few other sites I know. But even if solutions with cURL are there do post. I might have tried various methods in which cURL can be used.

Solution

  • You need to request the url used by form to show this result via javascript.

    I founded this final url

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sviewer/viewer.fcgi?val=24655740&db=nuccore&dopt=fasta&extrafeat=0&fmt_mask=0&maxplex=1&sendto=t&withmarkup=on&log$=seqview&maxdownloadsize=1000000

    Pay attention to use 24655740 from your first link in this request.

    You can use cURL.