[Tutor] Writing a web bot.

[KeithSmith]

Your probably right,
Keith

"Mark D. Holbert" wrote:
> 
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but persistent connections in PHP have to do with
> opening a connection between the Web Server and the Database that may be
> used by multiple connections.  This allows the Web Server (e.g. Apache) to
> open a single connection to the database (e.g. MySQL) instead of going
> through the process of opening a connection, run SQL statement, close
> connection every time someone hits a page that need to access data.  We have
> found that it doesn't make that big of a difference on a low traffic web
> site, but I imagine that it would if you were serving 1000's of pages every
> hour.
> 
> Mark Holbert
> 
> >Message: 15
> >Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 06:41:53 -0700
> >From: KeithSmith <compunerd@gci-net.com>
> >To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> >Subject: Re: FW: [Tutor] Writing a web bot.
> >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> >
> >I may be wrong however I think I saw something on
> >http://www.devshed.com/ that talked about PHP and how to create a
> >persistent connection.
> >
> >Maybe someone on the list that knows PHP can set the record straight.
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >Keith
> >
> >
> >
> >Mike Sheldon wrote:
> >>
> >> Actually, HTTP does work that way. You can retrieve multiple files
> through a
> >> single connection.
> >>
> >> Michael J. Sheldon
> >> Internet Applications Developer
> >> Phone: 480.699.1084
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> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> >> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Rod
> >> Roark
> >> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 18:13
> >> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> >> Subject: Re: FW: [Tutor] Writing a web bot.
> >>
> >> HTTP doesn't work that way.  The server is going to kill the connection
> >> after responding to each request.
> >>
> >> -- Rod
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >>
> >> On Fri, 07 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> >> > Hi all.
> >> >
> >> > It appears I have found myself in a position
> >> > where I could use some help.
> >> >
> >> > The task I am trying to perform is write an
> >> > internet bot.  I was going to use urllib for
> >> > this project however one of the requirements
> >> > is for the connection to be continuous during
> >> > the session.
> >> >
> >> > Connect to a site.
> >> > Get page, parse.
> >> > Get another page, parse.
> >> > use POST method, get another page, parse.
> >> > Disconnect from the site.
> >> >
> >> > The connection is not supposed to be dropped
> >> > between the requests.
> >> >
> >> > Is there a simple way to do this task???
> >> >
> >> > thanks.
> 
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