Retrieving Data (text) off remote site
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:48 pm
Hey everyone,
I have a dilemma, and I have no clue where to start. The basics of my idea are as follows: I am making a website which will cover all of the US ski resorts in great detail, along with a rating system and a ski store. Part of my in-depth coverage of the ski resorts includes the requirement to put current weather/ski conditions on the website. This data, which is on the ski resort's own website, would have to be recovered by my website about every 6-12 hours (there goes the lightbulb
in my head...crons - and of course I would provide a link back to the source of the information). However, I'm sure that PHP would have to be utilized in order to describe what text to select, and I truthfully do not have a clue how to do it
I'm pretty sure that it can be done
I'll provide you all with a quick example: For my Snowshoe page, I would have to recover the current weather from their website. The information is located on this page: http://www.snowshoemtn.com (Right-hand side, halfway down the page). I am just in need of some way to get that information onto my website
Thanks in advance!
I have a dilemma, and I have no clue where to start. The basics of my idea are as follows: I am making a website which will cover all of the US ski resorts in great detail, along with a rating system and a ski store. Part of my in-depth coverage of the ski resorts includes the requirement to put current weather/ski conditions on the website. This data, which is on the ski resort's own website, would have to be recovered by my website about every 6-12 hours (there goes the lightbulb
I'll provide you all with a quick example: For my Snowshoe page, I would have to recover the current weather from their website. The information is located on this page: http://www.snowshoemtn.com (Right-hand side, halfway down the page). I am just in need of some way to get that information onto my website
Thanks in advance!