Learn to Scrape Websites using PhantomJS and CasperJS - 1/6
Full Course: https://goo.gl/QEo1ie
In this course you will learn how to scrape data from web pages using CasperJS.
This course consists of 5 example projects to help you fully understand the powers of CasperJS and the headless browser.
What to Expect
We'll begin with an overview of how both PhantomJS and CasperJS works along with how to install these frameworks. Next, we'll discuss what our workflow will look like and the options we can pass into a Casper object. Then we'll dive into the meat of this course by working through 5 projects.
The Projects Will Cover
How to scrape websites that are rendered with JavaScript instead of standard HTML
How to wait for AJAX loaded data to appear before scraping elements
How to submit forms both for Authorization and when making searches
How to define navigation Steps - like logging into a site, clicking a button and following links
How to write and save specified data in tables then output as an .html file or as JSON.
And how to take screenshots both of full web pages and specific containers
What You Will Learn
You will gain a thorough understanding of advanced web scraping concepts and also gain an insight into how to use the Casper API for Testing DOM manipulation and UI interaction.