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Searching Google with the Google API

This ??�rticl??� c??v??�rs p??�rf??rming s??�??�rch qu??�ri??�s ??n G????gl??� using th??�ir ??PI. This m??�??�ns y??u c??�n tr??�nsp??�r??�ntly run ??� G????gl??� s??�??�rch in th??� b??�ckgr??und, ??�nd th??�n pr??�s??�nt th??� r??�sults t?? y??ur us??�rs h??w??�v??�r y??u w??�nt t??.

Th??� G????gl??� ??PI is ??� S????P w??�b s??�rvic??�. S????P (Simpl??� ??bj??�ct ??cc??�ss Pr??t??c??l) is ??�n XML sch??�m??� us??�d f??r c??�lling ??� r??�m??t??� pr??c??�dur??�s (usu??�lly) ??v??�r th??� w??�b. In this c??�s??�, th??� r??�m??t??� pr??c??�dur??� is G????gl??� s??�??�rch.

T?? ??�chi??�v??� this, th??�r??� ??�r??� ??� f??�w things w??� firstly n??�??�d:

1. ?? G????gl??� lic??�ns??� k??�y ????? This is y??ur ??wn k??�y f??r ??�cc??�ss th??� G????gl??� w??�b s??�rvic??�. T?? g??�t y??ur k??�y, visit th??� G????gl??� ??PIs p??�g??� ??�nd cr??�??�t??� ??�n ??�cc??unt.
2. NuS????P ????? This is ??� S????P t????lkit f??r PHP. Using this s??�v??�s us ??�ll th??� h??�ssl??� ??f d??�??�ling dir??�ctly with S????P w??�b s??�rvic??�s. D??wnl????�d fr??m S??urc??�F??rg??�.
In this ??�rticl??�, w??� ??�r??� g??ing t?? cr??�??�t??� ??� singl??� PHP script c??�ll??�d g????gl??�.php, t?? simply d??�m??nstr??�t??� h??w t?? qu??�ry G????gl??�. H??p??�fully using this inf??rm??�ti??n, y??u will b??� ??�bl??� t?? c??m??� up with m??r??� ??�dv??�nc??�d w??�ys ??f using th??� ??PI.

Th??� G????gl??� ??PI d????�s ??ff??�r qu??�rying ??f th??�ir c??�ch??�, ??�s w??�ll ??�s sp??�lling r??�qu??�sts, h??w??�v??�r, this ??�rticl??� c??v??�rs ??nly p??�rf??rming s??�??�rch??�s. If y??u???�?r??� int??�r??�st??�d in th??�s??� ??th??�r typ??�s ??f qu??�ri??�s, y??u???�?r??� b??�st ??f r??�??�ding th??� ??PI r??�f??�r??�nc??� guid??�.

To be continued…

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