python72 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I would like to display weather conditions on my website and store them in mysql database. I wonder if it is possible to load web page into php for parsing so the required info could be found and used? Is it doable with php and what functions could you recommend for this functionality? How can I have program running in the background on the server which would be triggered every so often to perform this task? Another question is if I want to trigger some action once a week like Tuesday at noon, is there function in php which could be used to check what day of the week and time it is ? I am new to website design so any help will be greatly appreciated. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/219129-retrieving-data-from-website/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocka Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 i'd use file_get_contents ( http://php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem ) to get the info CRON JOB to run it every so often. Google both, it's a lot to explain so I won't go thru it all. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/219129-retrieving-data-from-website/#findComment-1136352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
python72 Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 Is there a way to know when the file has been completely loaded into string so I don't start parsing too early? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/219129-retrieving-data-from-website/#findComment-1136999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.