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HTTP Ripper is a tool to rip content out of the web.

================= httpripper Manual

About

HTTP Ripper is a generic ripper for the web It is free software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License 3 or later.

Generic Installation

To install use you need to have the following libraries installed:

  • Python 2.5
  • PyGTK >= 2.10 Normally these libraries are already installed on your system.

To install httpripper execute: python setup.py install as superuser (root). If you are using a gnome based system like ubuntu you can just doubleclick install.sh and select run.

Usage

Start HTTPRipper. It will display the hostname/port it's running on. Configure your browser to use it as proxy. Hit the record button ;) For information on how to use httpripper please visit the website.

Recommendations

Tired of manually switching proxies? Use use a proxyswitcher like (http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org/).

Hacking

If you want to hack on httpripper just clone my git repository:: http://github.com/jwagner/httpripper

And don't forget to init the submodules (needs git 1.5.3 or newer!)

$ git submodule init $ git submodule update

If you have any questions or a patch just drop me a mail.

License

Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Jonas Wagner

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Bugreports / Questions

If you encounter any bugs in httpproxy or have suggestions or just want to thank me - I would like to hear about it!

Contact

You can reach my by e-mail: veers at gmx dot ch