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  • 28-10-2010 4:30pm
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    oneofakind32
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys!
    I have an RSS feed which I want to include as a module on a website. I have looked at all the normal premade feedreaders but I have decided I want to build one myself. I have all my CSS and JQuery in place to produce a scrolling feed reader. The only problem is the at the moment the feed reader is only displaying static HTML, generic news stories I used for the purpose of building the reader. I need a script in either php or Javscript that can take the url of the RSS feed I want to include and output stings of text which I can then put into the feed reader through the DOM. Something like this , except something actaully works!! Any advice or help would be greatly appriciated!
    Thanks in advance


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Try http://magpierss.sourceforge.net/


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    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,954 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    If you want to use jQuery then you could use a plugin or follow a tutorial or even do what I did.


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    A Javascript-only / jQuery-only solution will only work if the RSS feed is on the same server / domain.


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    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,954 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    A Javascript-only / jQuery-only solution will only work if the RSS feed is on the same server / domain.

    Well like everything there are ways around it using your chosen server side language. A basic proxy/mirror of the feed.


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    mewso wrote: »
    Well like everything there are ways around it using your chosen server side language. A basic proxy/mirror of the feed.

    Absolutely, but I was just pointing out that that does indeed require a server-side language, therefore is not an option in Javascript/jQuery only.


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    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,954 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Absolutely, but I was just pointing out that that does indeed require a server-side language, therefore is not an option in Javascript/jQuery only.

    Forgive my pedantry but you said the feed had to be on your domain. I was being picky as it does not :)


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    mewso wrote: »
    Forgive my pedantry but you said the feed had to be on your domain. I was being picky as it does not :)

    By all means be pedantic, but take the whole post into account :
    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    A Javascript-only / jQuery-only solution will only work if the RSS feed is on the same server / domain.

    That statement - in full - is 100% true. The "-only" suffixes preclude the use of server-side technology.


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    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,257 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Can you not configure JQuery to use JSON to get around the cross domain issue?


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