PHP is a widely used server-side scripting language with powerful data processing capabilities and good integration with databases. In this article, we will introduce how to use PHP to write a simple data collection and storage program to help you crawl data from web pages and store it in a database.
Step 1: Create database and tables
First, we need to create a database and a table to store the data we collected. Open the MySQL command line or use a graphical interface tool to execute the following SQL statement:
CREATE DATABASE data_collection;
USE data_collection;
CREATE TABLE data (
id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
title VARCHAR(