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Revision: 50979
at September 26, 2012 12:35 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');
 
//Change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';
 
//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
 
//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);

$entry = $xml->entry[0];
//If no entry whas found, then youtube didn't find any video with specified id
if(!$entry) exit('Error: no video with id "' . $video_id . '" whas found. Please specify the id of a existing video.');
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media->group;
 
$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, the first one (index 0) is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the video
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
 
//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video duration formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50978
at December 18, 2011 01:08 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the vi���­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video duration formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50977
at September 10, 2011 07:35 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the vi�­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumbnail time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video duration formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50976
at September 10, 2011 04:13 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the vi­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50975
at September 10, 2011 04:12 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the vi­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50974
at September 10, 2011 04:11 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the v����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50973
at September 10, 2011 04:09 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the v����¯�¿�½������­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50972
at September 10, 2011 04:02 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the v������­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50971
at September 10, 2011 04:01 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the v���­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50970
at September 10, 2011 04:00 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the v�­deo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50969
at September 10, 2011 03:58 by TimoZachi


Updated Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the vídeo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Revision: 50968
at September 10, 2011 03:51 by TimoZachi


Initial Code
<?php
//The Youtube's API url
define('YT_API_URL', 'http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?q=');

//change below the video id.
$video_id = '66Wi3isw3NY';

//Using cURL php extension to make the request to youtube API
$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, YT_API_URL . $video_id);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
//$feed holds a rss feed xml returned by youtube API
$feed = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

//Using SimpleXML to parse youtube's feed
$xml = simplexml_load_string($feed);
$entry = $xml->entry[0];
$media = $entry->children('media', true);
$group = $media[0];

$title = $group->title;//$title: The video title
$desc = $group->description;//$desc: The video description
$vid_keywords = $group->keywords;//$vid_keywords: The video keywords
$thumb = $group->thumbnail[0];//There are 4 thumbnails, The first is the largest.
//$thumb_url: the url of the thumbnail. $thumb_width: thumbnail width in pixels.
//$thumb_height: thumbnail height in pixels. $thumb_time: thumbnail time in the vídeo
list($thumb_url, $thumb_width, $thumb_height, $thumb_time) = $thumb->attributes();
$content_attributes = $group->content->attributes();
//$vid_duration: the duration of the video in seconds. Ex.: 192.
$vid_duration = $content_attributes['duration'];
//$duration_formatted: the duration of the video formatted in "mm:ss". Ex.:01:54
$duration_formatted = str_pad(floor($vid_duration/60), 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . ':' . str_pad($vid_duration%60, 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);

//echoing the variables for testing purposes:
echo 'title: ' . $title . '<br />';
echo 'desc: ' . $desc . '<br />';
echo 'video keywords: ' . $vid_keywords . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_url: ' . $thumb_url . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_width: ' . $thumb_width . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_height: ' . $thumb_height . '<br />';
echo 'thumb_time: ' . $thumb_time . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration: ' . $vid_duration . '<br />';
echo 'video_duration_formatted: ' . $duration_formatted;
?>

Initial URL


Initial Description
This code snippet gets all information from a YouTube video (title, description, duration, thumbnail url, thumbnail width, thumbnail height, etc..) using the video id and YouTube API.

Initial Title
Get All information from youtube video

Initial Tags
video, api

Initial Language
PHP