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Is there a php script that takes a URL, and then tells the script whether the URL should be read or not?

This is with regard to complying with the robots exclusion standard (robots.txt) that a site may have. I'm trying to write a compliant bot, FWIW.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Just search for 'php robot parser' with your favorite search engine.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    There will be - as soon as you write it. If you can't, you're not up to writing any kind of bot.

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