Twitter API - Fetch status and post to twitter via PHP

Matthew. · 08-06-2007, 04:28 PM

This is the start of a script I made following a tutorial I wrote (currently pending) on pixel2life's publishing system about grabbing your twitter status.

I may decide to add more features in time as there is a large scope to add more things however this is what I done quickly for my own site:

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If you want to post about the code elsewhere like on your own blog please link to this topic and http://mediascratch.com, that is all I ask. You are not required to place credit if you use the code, it is entirely free and of course you are welcome to modify it providing initial credits remain with my name and website.

PHP Code:

  <?php

 
/*   This class is compatible with >= PHP 5 only due to the use of:

    SimpleXML:  http://uk2.php.net/simplexml

                Used to parse XML feeds 

                SimpleXML is enabled by default. If it appears not to be, contact your host.

                

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/code/358587-twitter-api-fetch-status-post-twitter.html
    cURL is also required for this script to operate. http://uk.php.net/curl

    

    The Twitter API documentation used to create this class can be found:

    http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation

    

    Written by Matt Jewell

    http://mediascratch.com

*/

 
class twitterAPI {

 

    public  $twitter_base         = 'http://twitter.com/statuses/';

    private $twitter_username     = 'your username';

    private $twitter_password     = 'your password';

    

    

 
    public function fetch_latest_status() {

        

        /*  user_timeline

            Returns the 20 most recent statuses posted in the last 24 hours from the authenticating user.  It's also possible to request another user's timeline via the id parameter below.        

        

            Parameters used: id 

                             count  

        */

        

        $buffer = file_get_contents($this -> twitter_base . 'user_timeline/' . $this -> twitter_username . '.xml?count=1');

                // Grab the contents of the XML file and store it in the variable.

                

        $xml    = new SimpleXMLElement($buffer);

                // Creating a new XML string for use with the SimpleXML extension.

                

        $status_item = $xml -> status;

                // Creating a new variable using SimpleXML with "status" as the Node.

        return $status_item -> text;

                // Grab the current status as the Element.

    }

    

    

 
    function update_status($message){

    

        

        $curl = curl_init();

    

        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $this -> twitter_base . 'update.xml?status=' . stripslashes(urlencode($message)));

            // The variable could also be substituded by the use of CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS

            

        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);

            // Enables us to return the result as a string instead of outputting to browser.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=358587
            

        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);

            // From the Twitter API docs: "Request must be a POST". CURLOPT_POST ensures this./

            

        $username = $this -> twitter_username;

        $pass = $this -> twitter_password;

            

        curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "$username:$pass");

            // Authenticates the user (you) in the post request.   

 
        

        $exec = curl_exec($curl);

            // Execute the cURL request.

            

        // echo curl_error($curl); 

        // Used to debug cURL.

        

        $httpcode = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

            // Return the HTTP headers so we can confirm the request.

            // A list of what the status codes are and mean can be found here:

            // http://www.seoconsultants.com/tools/headers.asp#code-200    

        

        curl_close($curl);

            // Terminate the cURL session

    

        return ($httpcode == 200) ? 'Updated!' : 'Error!';

            /* Ternary operator equivelant to:

            

               IF httpcode equals 200 

                       Return done

               ELSE 

                       Return error    

            */

            

    }

}

?>

Enjoy

Matt

08-06-2007, 04:28 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Matthew. Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,568	Twitter API - Fetch status and post to twitter via PHP This is the start of a script I made following a tutorial I wrote (currently pending) on pixel2life's publishing system about grabbing your twitter status. I may decide to add more features in time as there is a large scope to add more things however this is what I done quickly for my own site: ----------------------- If you want to post about the code elsewhere like on your own blog please link to this topic and http://mediascratch.com, that is all I ask. You are not required to place credit if you use the code, it is entirely free and of course you are welcome to modify it providing initial credits remain with my name and website. PHP Code: <?php /* This class is compatible with >= PHP 5 only due to the use of: SimpleXML: http://uk2.php.net/simplexml Used to parse XML feeds SimpleXML is enabled by default. If it appears not to be, contact your host. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/code/358587-twitter-api-fetch-status-post-twitter.html cURL is also required for this script to operate. http://uk.php.net/curl The Twitter API documentation used to create this class can be found: http://groups.google.com/group/twitter-development-talk/web/api-documentation Written by Matt Jewell http://mediascratch.com / class twitterAPI { public $twitter_base = 'http://twitter.com/statuses/'; private $twitter_username = 'your username'; private $twitter_password = 'your password'; public function fetch_latest_status() { / user_timeline Returns the 20 most recent statuses posted in the last 24 hours from the authenticating user. It's also possible to request another user's timeline via the id parameter below. Parameters used: id count / $buffer = file_get_contents($this -> twitter_base . 'user_timeline/' . $this -> twitter_username . '.xml?count=1'); // Grab the contents of the XML file and store it in the variable. $xml = new SimpleXMLElement($buffer); // Creating a new XML string for use with the SimpleXML extension. $status_item = $xml -> status; // Creating a new variable using SimpleXML with "status" as the Node. return $status_item -> text; // Grab the current status as the Element. } function update_status($message){ $curl = curl_init(); curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $this -> twitter_base . 'update.xml?status=' . stripslashes(urlencode($message))); // The variable could also be substituded by the use of CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1); // Enables us to return the result as a string instead of outputting to browser. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=358587 curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1); // From the Twitter API docs: "Request must be a POST". CURLOPT_POST ensures this./ $username = $this -> twitter_username; $pass = $this -> twitter_password; curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "$username:$pass"); // Authenticates the user (you) in the post request. $exec = curl_exec($curl); // Execute the cURL request. // echo curl_error($curl); // Used to debug cURL. $httpcode = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE); // Return the HTTP headers so we can confirm the request. // A list of what the status codes are and mean can be found here: // http://www.seoconsultants.com/tools/headers.asp#code-200 curl_close($curl); // Terminate the cURL session return ($httpcode == 200) ? 'Updated!' : 'Error!'; / Ternary operator equivelant to: IF httpcode equals 200 Return done ELSE Return error */ } } ?> Enjoy Matt __________________ University Grade Calculator juegosjuegos Your Hotel in Austria Matratzen

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