Alexa traffic rank is a value given to any website by alexa based on it’s traffic. A lower traffic rank means higher traffic volume to a website. Alexa is providing an paid API to access it database. But there is a way to do this for free. To get this data in XML format use following URL
http://data.alexa.com/data?cli=10&dat=snbamz&url=<yourwebsite.com>
To parse this XML file either you can use regular expression match or use inbuilt php5 function simplexml_load_file. here i am doing this with simplexml_load_file
PHP code to get Alexa Rank
<?
$url='toolspot.org';
$xml = simplexml_load_file('http://data.alexa.com/data?cli=10&dat=snbamz&url='.$url);
$rank=isset($xml->SD[1]->POPULARITY)?$xml->SD[1]->POPULARITY->attributes()->TEXT:0;
$web=(string)$xml->SD[0]->attributes()->HOST;
echo $web." has Alexa Rank ".$rank;
?>
To get other info like alexa backlinks, website load time, dmoz listing etc, use similar method to parse XML
Eg: To get alexa backlink
$backlink=(int)$xml->SD[0]->LINKSIN->attributes()->NUM;
Alexa Rank checker Demo
woww its working. Thank you so much
I use wordpress, where I had to put the above code?
you put the code on your website LOL
I’ve made a little script that lets you add the Alexa Rank to a Mysql database.
The script is nothing big. I was wishing to share it in exchange of small donations. The reason I’m asking for donations is because I’m having a little trouble taking care of my household and I’m hoping to go 100% freelancing.
Thank you for being understanding.
Have a wonderful day.
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super its working..
This is great tutorial for getting alexa rank using php .Here is tutorial to get details alexa rank:
http://guruquest.net/question/php-get-alexa-rank-of-website/
Great post, I made an imrpoved version of this and I like to share.
private function getAlexaRank($domain_name = ‘bachecubano.com’)
{
$xml = simplexml_load_file(‘http://data.alexa.com/data?cli=10&dat=snbamz&url=’ . $domain_name);
$rank = isset($xml->SD[1]->POPULARITY) ? $xml->SD[1]->POPULARITY->attributes()->TEXT : 0;
//$web = (string)$xml->SD[0]->attributes()->HOST;
$reach = isset($xml->SD[1]->POPULARITY) ? $xml->SD[1]->REACH->attributes()->RANK : 0;
$delta = isset($xml->SD[1]->POPULARITY) ? $xml->SD[1]->RANK->attributes()->DELTA : 0;
return [‘rank’ => $rank, ‘reach’ => $reach, ‘delta’ => $delta];
}
So just call it by var_dump($this->getAlexaRank(‘your_domain_name.com’));
Thanks!
Hi, still can use in 2017?
Yes its still working