PHP Alternative to Perl's WWW::Mechanize

Perl's WWW::Mechanize offers a convenient way to perform web automation tasks such as submitting HTTP requests, parsing HTML, and extracting forms and links. For PHP users seeking a similar solution, SimpleTest's ScriptableBrowser offers a promising alternative.

Functionality

ScriptableBrowser provides an easy-to-use syntax for:

• Submitting HTTP GET and POST requests
• Parsing HTML and XHTML pages
• Extracting forms, fields, and links
• Saving page content to files

User-Friendly Syntax

Unlike CURL, ScriptableBrowser employs a more intuitive syntax.这是如何执行与您提供的Perl片段中类似的任务类似的示例 $ sb-> open（'http://www.example.com'）; //按照文本“下载”链接按照链接 $ sb->单击（'下载此'）; //提交帖子表格登录 $ sb->单击（'login'）; $ sb-> setFormValues（array（array）（ '用户名'=>'johndoe'， '密码'=>'秘密' ）; $ sb-> submit（）; //将结果保存为文件 $ sb-> save（'results.zip'）;

// Navigate to the main page
$sb->open('http://www.example.com');

// Follow a link with the text 'Download This'
$sb->click('Download This');

// Submit a POST form to log in
$sb->click('Login');
$sb->setFormValues(array(
    'username' => 'johndoe',
    'password' => 'secret'
));
$sb->submit();

// Save the results as a file
$sb->save('results.zip');

与Curl的Barebarons Nature和HTTP_Client的较低抽象级别相反，ScriptableBrowser提供了一个全面且用户友好的接口，用于自动化PHP中的Web交互。