While this isn't really related to spamming, it's the same question someone interested in learning about spam would ask, so I thought it fit.
I want to write a bot that automates actions but I'm not sure where to begin. I know some basic PHP, like how to open web pages, spider/extract strings, and write output based on it. I'm not really advanced but it seems I might not need to be for a bot, if it can be done through refreshing and re-outputting each time. Is that how it's done? I actually don't know if I use Javascript or a server-side language for a bot, or even either. I'm running Windows XP. Is there just a program that runs for XP and makes HTTP requests in place of a browser?
Thanks.
I want to write a bot that automates actions but I'm not sure where to begin. I know some basic PHP, like how to open web pages, spider/extract strings, and write output based on it. I'm not really advanced but it seems I might not need to be for a bot, if it can be done through refreshing and re-outputting each time. Is that how it's done? I actually don't know if I use Javascript or a server-side language for a bot, or even either. I'm running Windows XP. Is there just a program that runs for XP and makes HTTP requests in place of a browser?
Thanks.