Posted by Chung Leong on 09/07/06 15:51

Stefan Schwärzler wrote:
> ZeldorBlat wrote:
> > Stefan Schwärzler wrote:
> >> hi ng,
> >> there is an html-file on a webserver, i.e. web34.htm
> >> every day, the file will be updated and extended.
> >> i'm looking for php-code, that show me the difference or better, the new
> >> text between the old and the updated file.
> >> a line to line comparision is not possible, because the file will bei
> >> extendend.
> >> any suggestions?
> >
> > You're probably much better off using the "diff" program rather than
> > looking for PHP code to do it. If you really need to do something else
> > with it in PHP you could always call diff using exec() or passthru()
> >
> diff is not possible, because the server do not not allow to execute
> unix commands.
>
> any further suggestions?

See http://pear.php.net/package/Text_Diff. A pure PHP solution.

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