EJNews
EJNews is a Java/PHP/MySQL application for downloading news headlines from sites such as slashdot and freshmeat, that provide RDF "XML" files containing recent news, headlines, and story bodies.
The Java "backend" of EJNews is responsible for fetching and updating the RDF files from the sites you specify. The config file is XML so adding new sites is as easy as pie.
The data is input into a MySQL database, and is fetched using a PHP script. You can see the sample here.
Requirements:
EJNews requires properly set-up:
- GNU JAXP Sax Parser
- MM.MySQL Drivers
- Java JRE 1.4 (may work on other versions)
- MySQL Server
- PHP with MySQL support
Tested Platforms:
The only platforms tested to date are:
- Linux RedHat 7.2
- Linux RedHat 7.3
- Linux RedHat 8.0
- Linux RedHat 9.0
Please let me know if you get it working on other platforms.
Major TO DO:
- Complete various TODOs
- Port to other platforms
- Implement story RDF downloads
Please contact me to help out.
Downloads:
(EJ_News is still somewhat beta, although we have been using it since August 2002, but as always; use at your own risk!)
EJ_News.tar.gz (November 29, 2003)