Zend_Service_Yahoo is a simple API for using many of the Yahoo! REST APIs. Zend_Service_Yahoo allows you to search Yahoo! Web search, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Local, Yahoo! Images. In order to use the Yahoo! REST API, you must have a Yahoo! Application ID. To obtain an Application ID, please complete and submit the Application ID Request Form. Zend_Service_Yahoo enables you to search the Web with Yahoo! using the webSearch() method, which accepts a string query parameter and an optional second parameter as an array of search options. For full details and an option list, please visit the Yahoo! Web Search Documentation. The webSearch() method returns a Zend_Service_Yahoo_WebResultSet object. webSearch('PHP'); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title .'
'; } ]]> You can search for Images with Yahoo using Zend_Service_Yahoo's imageSearch() method. This method accepts a string query parameter and an optional array of search options, as for the webSearch() method. For full details and an option list, please visit the Yahoo! Image Search Documentation. imageSearch('PHP'); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title .'
'; } ]]> You can search for videos with Yahoo using Zend_Service_Yahoo's videoSearch() method. For full details and an option list, please visit the Yahoo! Video Search Documentation. videoSearch('PHP'); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title .'
'; } ]]> You can search for local businesses and services with Yahoo! by using the localSearch() method. For full details, please see the Yahoo! Local Search Documentation. localSearch('Apple Computers', array('zip' => '95014')); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title .'
'; } ]]> Searching Yahoo! News is simple; just use the newsSearch() method, as in the following example. For full details, please see the Yahoo! News Search Documentation. newsSearch('PHP'); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title .'
'; } ]]> Searching Yahoo! Site Explorer Inbound Links is simple; just use the inlinkDataSearch() method, as in the following example. For full details, please see the Yahoo! Site Explorer Inbound Links Documentation. inlinkDataSearch('http://framework.zend.com/'); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title .'
'; } ]]> Searching Yahoo! Site Explorer's PageData is simple; just use the pageDataSearch() method, as in the following example. For full details, please see the Yahoo! Site Explorer PageData Documentation. pageDataSearch('http://framework.zend.com/'); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title .'
'; } ]]> The following classes are all returned by the various Yahoo! searches. Each search type returns a type-specific result set which can be easily iterated, with each result being contained in a type result object. All result set classes implement the SeekableIterator interface, allowing for easy iteration and seeking to a specific result. Zend_Service_Yahoo_ResultSet Zend_Service_Yahoo_WebResultSet Zend_Service_Yahoo_ImageResultSet Zend_Service_Yahoo_VideoResultSet Zend_Service_Yahoo_LocalResultSet Zend_Service_Yahoo_NewsResultSet Zend_Service_Yahoo_InlinkDataResultSet Zend_Service_Yahoo_PageDataResultSet Zend_Service_Yahoo_Result Zend_Service_Yahoo_WebResult Zend_Service_Yahoo_ImageResult Zend_Service_Yahoo_VideoResult Zend_Service_Yahoo_LocalResult Zend_Service_Yahoo_NewsResult Zend_Service_Yahoo_InlinkDataResult Zend_Service_Yahoo_PageDataResult Zend_Service_Yahoo_Image Each of the search specific result sets is extended from this base class. Each of the specific result sets returns a search specific Zend_Service_Yahoo_Result objects. int totalResults Returns the number of results returned for the search. Name Type Description totalResultsAvailable int Total number of results found. totalResultsReturned int Number of results in the current result set firstResultPosition int Position of the first result in this set relative to the total number of results. Back to Class List Zend_Service_Yahoo_WebResultSet represents a Yahoo! Web Search result set. Zend_Service_Yahoo_WebResultSet extends Zend_Service_Yahoo_ResultSet Back to Class List Zend_Service_Yahoo_ImageResultSet represents a Yahoo! Image Search result set. Zend_Service_Yahoo_ImageResultSet extends Zend_Service_Yahoo_ResultSet Back to Class List Zend_Service_Yahoo_VideoResultSet represents a Yahoo! Video Search result set. Zend_Service_Yahoo_VideoResultSet extends Zend_Service_Yahoo_ResultSet Back to Class List Zend_Service_Yahoo_LocalResultSet represents a Yahoo! Local Search result set. Name Type Description resultSetMapURL string The URL of a webpage containing a map graphic with all returned results plotted on it. Zend_Service_Yahoo_LocalResultSet extends Zend_Service_Yahoo_ResultSet Back to Class List Zend_Service_Yahoo_NewsResultSet represents a Yahoo! News Search result set. Zend_Service_Yahoo_NewsResultSet extends Zend_Service_Yahoo_ResultSet Back to Class List Zend_Service_Yahoo_InlinkDataResultSet represents a Yahoo! Inbound Link Search result set. Zend_Service_Yahoo_InlinkDataResultSet extends Zend_Service_Yahoo_ResultSet Back to Class List Zend_Service_Yahoo_PageDataResultSet represents a Yahoo! PageData Search result set. Zend_Service_Yahoo_PageDataResultSet extends Zend_Service_Yahoo_ResultSet Back to Class List Each of the search specific results is extended from this base class. Name Type Description Title string Title of the Result item Url string The URL of the result item ClickUrl string The URL for linking to the result item Back to Class List Each Web Search result is returned as a Zend_Service_Yahoo_WebResult object. Name Type Description Summary string Result summary MimeType string Result MIME type ModificationDate string The last modification date of the result as a UNIX timestamp. CacheUrl string Yahoo! web cache URL for the result, if it exists. CacheSize int The size of the Cache entry Back to Class List Each Image Search result is returned as a Zend_Service_Yahoo_ImageResult object. Name Type Description Summary string Result summary RefererUrl string The URL of the page which contains the image FileSize int The size of the image file in bytes FileFormat string The format of the image (bmp, gif, jpeg, png, etc.) Height int The height of the image Width int The width of the image Thumbnail Zend_Service_Yahoo_Image Image thumbnail Back to Class List Each Video Search result is returned as a Zend_Service_Yahoo_VideoResult object. Name Type Description Summary string Result summary RefererUrl string The URL of the page which contains the video FileSize int The size of the video file in bytes FileFormat string The format of the video (avi, flash, mpeg, msmedia, quicktime, realmedia, etc.) Height int The height of the video in pixels Width int The width of the video in pixels Duration int The length of the video in seconds Channels int Number of audio channels in the video Streaming boolean Whether the video is streaming or not Thumbnail Zend_Service_Yahoo_Image Image thumbnail Back to Class List Each Local Search result is returned as a Zend_Service_Yahoo_LocalResult object. Name Type Description Address string Street Address of the result City string City in which the result resides in State string State in which the result resides in Phone string Phone number for the result Rating int User submitted rating for the result Distance float The distance to the result from your specified location MapUrl string A URL of a map for the result BusinessUrl string The URL for the business website, if known BusinessClickUrl string The URL for linking to the business website, if known Back to Class List Each News Search result is returned as a Zend_Service_Yahoo_NewsResult object. Name Type Description Summary string Result summary NewsSource string The company who distributed the article NewsSourceUrl string The URL for the company who distributed the article Language string The language the article is in PublishDate string The date the article was published as a UNIX timestamp ModificationDate string The date the article was last modified as a UNIX timestamp Thumbnail Zend_Service_Yahoo_Image Image Thumbnail for the article, if it exists Back to Class List Each Inbound Link Search result is returned as a Zend_Service_Yahoo_InlinkDatabResult object. Back to Class List Each Page Data Search result is returned as a Zend_Service_Yahoo_PageDatabResult object. Back to Class List All images returned either by the Yahoo! Image Search or the Yahoo! News Search are represented by Zend_Service_Yahoo_Image objects Name Type Description Url string Image URL Width int Image Width Height int Image Height Back to Class List