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Download Youtube Videos using PHP Code

Posted on 29. May, 2008 by Sajith M.R in php, php source code

If you want to get the FLV file of any youtube video url using php code, here is the solution.

If you are a PHP Programmer and if you are working with any video website, and if you need to grab videos (FLV files) from youtube and to put it yourown site (not object embedding) , Download the Full Source Code given at the end of this article (ZIP)

I used this php code for the Youtube video download tool http://www.googleneedle.com

Here function getPatternFromUrl is nothing but, get the exact pattern of a particular video from any youtube video url format.

In the above case , it returns pzmP4UvZRa4

The function is below

function getPatternFromUrl($url)

 {

$url = $url.'&';

$pattern = '/v=(.+?)&+/';

preg_match($pattern, $url, $matches);

return ($matches[1]);

}

GetFlvFromYoutube is the main function here, which download the flv file from youtube pattern and saves to your local machine.
The function is below:

function GrabFlvFromYoutube( $pattern )
{

 require_once ("phptube.php");

 $tube = new PHPTube ();

 $flv_http_path = $tube->download($pattern) ;

 echo $flv_http_path;

 set_time_limit(0);

 $data = file_get_contents($flv_http_path);

 $new_flv_path = dirname(_FILE_).'/flvs/'.$pattern.'.flv' ;

 file_put_contents($new_flv_path, $data);

 return $new_flv_path ;

}

Download the fullsource code from this link given:

http://www.sajithmr.com/downloads/youtube-download-php.zip

Tags: download, flash, flv, get, grabber, pattern, php, url, video, youtube

35 Comments to “Download Youtube Videos using PHP Code”

Michael Kamleitner

May 29th, 2008

thx for using phptube! a link back to my original work would be appreciated, thx!

http://nonsmokingarea.com/blog/2007/06/16/phptube-youtube-api-for-video-upload-download/
mohan

Jun 4th, 2008

Nice Info ! I am looking for it! thanks For the download !!

Regards.,
http://itbuddy.blogspot.com
Kumar

Jun 4th, 2008

Wow nice Techie Blog ! See my techie blog http://itbuddy.blogspot.com if you are interested ! Nice Site !
Jime

Jun 11th, 2008

I have tested the code, but i find it can not work?

Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: http_request in XXXX/test/phptube.php on line 59
Mustafa Jalil

Jun 22nd, 2008

I got the same error! any solution ?

Thanks and Regards,
MJ
Sajith M.R

Jun 22nd, 2008

Download again, and Try. The Error is Corrected
Jime

Jun 22nd, 2008

I have tested the code again, but i find it still not work?
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or ‘}’ in XXXXXX/test/Request.php on line 49
lalit

Jun 30th, 2008

I have tested the code and get the following error, any solution?
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: file_put_contents() in /XXXXX/youtube-download-php/functions.php on line 19
ni

Jul 5th, 2008

I tested the code with neither getting an error nor an usefull download link

that was an result
http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=krBXrzk7s-E&t=OEgsToPDskIkst6hx14l1qjVyUt5EIkL./flvs/krBXrzk7s-E.flv
Zak

Jul 9th, 2008

Jime,

You will get that error if you try to use php4. You must use php5.

Zak
Christian

Aug 26th, 2008

thanks very helpful, i was just about to pull my hair off
toby

Aug 26th, 2008

let me try this script.. thanks and more power to you..
Sayli

Oct 6th, 2008

This code really helped me to download youtube videos. Thanks a lot.
aditya nair

Oct 13th, 2008

Hi Sajith ;

I downloaded the Code and hosted it online.
But I get the following Errors.

http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=4ahyHfNqquQ&t=OEgsToPDskKM-mv5HqJ4v5wxk8gyY4sA
PHP Error Message

Warning: set_time_limit() has been disabled for security reasons in /home/a3272311/public_html/youtubedownloaderphp/functions.php on line 13

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PHP Error Message

Warning: file_put_contents(./flvs/4ahyHfNqquQ.flv) [function.file-put-contents]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/a3272311/public_html/youtubedownloaderphp/functions.php on line 19

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./flvs/4ahyHfNqquQ.flv
Sajith M.R

Oct 13th, 2008

To solve : set_time_limit() >> Got to your php.ini file and make the safe mode off. SAFE_MODE = Off

Make the root dir full permission 777

Thats all..
Navjot Singh

Nov 7th, 2008

Now I want to use your plugin to achieve the following:

I have a blog which shows videos from youtube. Now I want to autogenerate download links for each video beneath the post. This is what I did:

1. Uploaded the folder in blog’s root directory.
2. Opened header.php of theme file and put:
3. Opened single.php and did the following:
$url = get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘url’, true);
$pattern = getPatternFromUrl($url);

and for generating the download link did:

<a href=”" target=”_blank”>Download Video

Now where am I wrong since it says undefined function: getPatternFromUrl

AM I including the wrong file?

Can you help me out?
Navjot Singh

Nov 7th, 2008

No problem…found another script…also code was messed up in my last comment.
srinivasan

Dec 13th, 2008

Hi , for this same functionality does any one have samples in Java?? Quick help req!!
domowy budżet

Jan 7th, 2009

Thanks for the code. I will use it on my site
Ekla

Jan 8th, 2009

Just Now I have downloaded the zip and testing now. First time I was getting some error and warning. But, now I have downloaded 1 flv successfully.

I tried with the url http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=EBM854BTGL0 .
But in code default youtube path
$url = “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=”.$video_id;
It works when I changed this to
$url = “http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=”.$video_id;

So, I think class “HTTP_Request” have no follow redirection facility. And I shall get same problem if the path become like us. or uk. etc….
Using libCURL would be better ?
Any Idea about my opinion?
Youtube Downloader

Jan 16th, 2009

Download YouTube Videos as MP4 Files:

Just access the website http://www.kucus.com and paste the Youtube RUL then click the “Submit” button to download.
sintu

Mar 2nd, 2009

Hello,

i want to add a option “Add video” in my project. i am currentally working on symfony frame work with php 5 and my sql data base. so my question is “is this code will work on my web project” if no then plz help me to dounload a video
ghprod

Mar 15th, 2009

thnx for this script

u r rock man
Spidey

Mar 22nd, 2009

wweeeewww amazing……
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munawer

May 7th, 2009

HI sajith,

The youtube downloader you specified here http://www.googleneedle.com is not down loadable link now.Which returns a blank page instead of download.Same situation is happened to me now.i have hosted my code here
http://munawer.1free.ws/youtube/.
which is working in local machine perfectly.In server it returns the downloadable Url just as in ur site..

Any idea!!

Thanks
Saravanan.K

May 14th, 2009

HI
Urgent plz help me, thanks in advance

This youtube download code will be perfectly work on in my local wamp server.But it does not work in my client server.

I modified the GrabFlvFromYoutube( $pattern ) funaction as

function GrabFlvFromYoutube( $pattern )
{
require_once (”phptube.php”);
$tube = new PHPTube ();

$flv_http_path = $tube->download($pattern) ;

return $flv_http_path;
}
My server link is;

http://64.94.137.212/eego/SDHK/WIDGET%20API/youtube_download/index.php?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3kA7G3hZbg

i need only the download url. i got it in my local, in server it doesn’t download the file. nothing dispaly if i put url in browser, thanks in advance
Munawer

Jun 1st, 2009

YouTube Kills Our Video Download Tool
see here.

http://cli.110mb.com/k/
Akshay

Jul 29th, 2009

You can check out the script for free php youtube downloader over here

http://softloads.in/scripts/ultimate-youtube-grabber-script/
pixy

Sep 4th, 2009

Thanks for the code! Here is a website where you can easily download YouTube videos in different formats.
Neo Cambell

Dec 16th, 2009

Thank you very much for sharing this one.
cigarette

Jan 21st, 2010

Exactly i want! Thank you!
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Rara

Feb 8th, 2010

thank you, i will use phpcodedownloading fla youtube
ambitos

Mar 5th, 2010

Thank you man. I will use your php code for find youtube flv files. Thanks (c# – php )

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