PHP tool to integrate Newstin feeds - Magpie RSS
As an advanced webmaster, you might want to integrate news headlines from Newstin RSS directly through PHP script on your site. To make things easier, you might want to look for a solution that is already been written instead of building from zero.
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Widely used tool is Magpie RSS. Don’t worry, it wont take any glitter out of your site, but it can take any RSS feed and paste it into a page in any way you need it. It basically takes a remote feed and converts it into an array of variables you can easily use in PHP code. It is very simple, has no extra stuff, only defines couple of new functions. That’s why Magpie is ideal tool to integrate into any PHP based application. A very nice article explaining how to use Magpie can be found here. Magpie requires basic knowledge of PHP and ability to make changes into the PHP code.
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Magpie is able to cache feeds as well. You can define the time interval in which the feed is cached. This results in minimal load on your server with high number of requests coming to your site.
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This awesome tool doesn’t need to be installed nor configured, since it consists of few functions put into a php file. All you need to do is to call for it to be included in a php script.
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Magpie is a simple, no-load, GPL tool that can display Newstin RSS feeds on your site without unnecessary hassle of installing and configuring scripts with interfaces. It can be integrated with almost any existing php solutions within minutes. Thumbs up for Magpie!
This looks promising, would you mind publishing a small tutorial on how to work with this script? Thanks!
I am not sure if I can provide any better tutorial than the article mentioned in my post. Basically, you just copy the script on your server and that’s it. You can also find a very detailed and easy to understand guide in documentation files included in the script package.