Data Feed - how to get it with php

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sameerwaheed
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Data Feed - how to get it with php

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Hi,

I am new to this.. trying to learn through doing a project. I understand the basics of PHP, and databases and MYSQL, and to some extent about security too. I was able to make a simple school site, with processing of marks, attendance , etc.

I wanted to do something else now with PHP. So these travel sites are very popular in India, where you put the destination and dates, and it throws up a table which shows all the airlines, and their fares.. so you get to select the cheapest, most convenient timewise, etc. Please try to see one (http://makemytrip.com ). One can also go to individual sites of each airline and check the price (http://flykingfisher.com and http://spicejet.com )


So how do i go about making site, which takes the input (destination, date) and then gathers the info from various sites (price, timings , for that input) and displays in tabular form.


I will be thankful if someone could guide me on that...

Thanks,
-Sameer
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Christopher
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Post by Christopher »

You need to search for where you can get data feeds for the flight information that you want. I assume that the sites you list either have deals wit the airlines (or some aggregator) or scrape the airlines sites.
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