web service for public data with PHP ?

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chz013
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web service for public data with PHP ?

Post by chz013 »

Hi

I'm new to web service with PHP.
I've been reading about AWS and couldn't make sense and need your help to clarify
I like to know
- if it is possible to access the public data that AWS (Amazon cloud) for free or do I get charged
to access those public data ?
- is there a public data list of all sites that supports web services. Eg I'm looking to get Labor statistics from US Department for display on client; if not, where can i find a decent list ?
- Is there an example to get free public data using php and web services api ?

I apologize if I'm posting at the wrong forum.

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.
Griven
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Re: web service for public data with PHP ?

Post by Griven »

I suppose a more appropriate forum would be one that's dedicated to AWS.

But as far as examples of free data that you can access with PHP, you may want to look into the Flickr and Twitter APIs.
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