title: Pulling Public Facebook Posts Into PHP Page
body: <p>Last December, I set up an app for a client who wanted to pull their public facebook posts into the footer of their website.</p>
  
  <p>I was using this URL to pull the message, create time and permalink and when I wrote it, all was good:</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://api.facebook.com/method/fql.query?query=SELECT%20message,%20created_time,%20permalink%20FROM%20stream%20WHERE%20source_id=138631878804%20AND%20message%3C%3E%27%27%20limit%203" rel="nofollow">http://api.facebook.com/method/fql.query?query=SELECT%20message,%20created_time,%20permalink%20FROM%20stream%20WHERE%20source_id=138631878804%20AND%20message%3C%3E%27%27%20limit%203</a></p>
  
  <p>Today they reported that it was no longer pulling their information.  I put that url into a browser and the result is "Requires valid signature"</p>
  
  <p>I've gathered from google that I need something called an access_token, also I've seen where I can use the php sdk but then I need an appId and a secret token.</p>
  
  <p>At this point, I've read so many different sources that I am thoroughly confused.  The FQL query above represents the full extent of my Facebook programming experience.  It looks like maybe I want the Graph API, but I don't want anyone to have to sign into anything.</p>
  
  <p>Can one of you guys who are more versed in the voodoo of facebook nudge me in the right direction to do this:</p>
  
  <p>From PHP, pull public messages from the stream table without forcing a user to log into facebook.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!!</p>