Class: hulu
Version: 1.1 11/7/2015
Copyright 2015 Wagon Trader
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Description:
This class allows you to integrate Hulu content into web pages.
It can retrieve the embed data provided from Hulu.
It can generate custom video embeds.
It can scrape the content page for additional video data.
It can download and access Hulu's public sitemap files for search capabilities on all of Hulu's public content.
Files:
hulu.class.php - Main class
example.php - Example usage script
fetch_data.php - System check and initialization for download of Hulu's public sitemaps
search.php - Simple search
/video_data folder - folder to hold Hulu's public sitemaps
Installation:
Upload files to a web accessible location on your server (eg. public_html)
Configuration:
The class if configured to work with most server configurations. You can change the following settings in the class should you need to...
$huluPublicAccessKey - This access key is provided by hulu and should not be changed unless Hulu changes the access key for their site.
$dataFolder - Specify the folder off of the script folder where the public sitemaps will be stored. By default this will be a folder named 'video_data'.
$dateFormat - Set this to the format you want to convert date fields to.
Usage:
The included example.php file includes examples on instantiating the class and basic operation instructions. You can turn on/off data mining features by setting the variables in this file.
Hulu Public Sitemaps:
Hulu provides sitemaps in xml format for all of their public content. There is no need to download and maintain these files unless you want to provide search capabilities. To download, point your browser to the fetch_data.php file.
changelog
1.1
Suppressed warnings if unable to fetch file
Fixed retaining old sitmaps when total available decreases
Fixed script fails when video not found in sitemaps
1.0
Initial release
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