bot and php scripts

[will]

Hi,

I have a PHP script that creates a file (as well as displaying a webpage). If Zoom indexes pages generated with this PHP script, will the PHP script also be triggered to create the files then?

Sorry if its a stupid Q

[David]

If you are using Spider mode then yes.

Having Zoom (or any other bot) hit the page is identical to having a real user hit the page.

The only easy way to know if a hit is a bot or a real user is the by using the "User agent" string in the HTTP header.

If you are a PHP coder, you can use the value of the user agent string via PHP and the change the behaviour of the script for bots.