adlerweb / gplus-bot

Google plus (status update) bot written in PHP using cURL without Google's API. Attention: As of Mar '13 google detects this as malicious activity and may require to change your password.

Google Plus status update library

• Readme date: Aug 6 2012
• Contributors: lukapusic, adlerweb
• Author: Luka Pusic [e-mail], Florian Knodt [e-mail]
• URI: https://github.com/adlerweb/gplus-bot

•  https://github.com/lukapusic/gplus-bot
  

•  http://360percents.com/posts/first-google-google-plus-status-update-bot-in-php/
  

Description

This library allows you to post status updates to your Google+-Account. It uses username and password by emulating a browser, no API/OAuth required. Based on Luka Pusics GPlus-Bot.

System requirements

• PHP curl extension

Instructions

1. include library file into your script
2. Start new instance: $gp = new gplusBot('[e-mail]', 'yourpassword');
3. Post message: $gp->update_profile_status($p);

##Notes This is mainly designed for CLI/single user - if you want to use concurrent connections please read (and understand!) this script first

Changelog

Nov 11 2011

• added debug parameter, pageid parameter, pc_uagent parameter
• page updating still not implemented

Nov 16 2011

• changed the way baseurl is determined, google removed base href

Dec 15 2011

• post visibility is not public by default

Mar 2 2012

• fixed "&" encoding (thx Pauly)

Auf 6 2012

• Changed plain PHP-script to library

Known issues

• fails if you didn't confirm mobile location terms and conditions
• fails if you have mobile verification enabled

TODO

• add an option to change post visility
• add posting to pages
• add image upload
• add URL upload

License

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"THE BEER-WARE LICENSE" (Revision 42): [e-mail] wrote this file. As long as you retain this notice you can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we meet some day, and you think this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return. Luka Pusic