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Urgent - Small PHP Script  

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Selected Providers: ecodes

Budget: $30-250

Created: 10/30/2009 at 18:00 EDT

Bid Count: 20

Average Bid:
$ 63

10/31/2009 at 18:00 EDT

Project Creator: ParaDev
Employer Rating: 10/1010/1010/1010/1010/1010/1010/1010/1010/1010/10 (1 reviews)

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Here is the deal:

Our website, CollegiateInvestors.com, is set to launch next week. There is one problem, which we need fixed.

We are using a PHP script that pulls stock market data from Yahoo.com, by calling a URL. The Yahoo URL looks like this:

http://quote.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=AAPL,MSFT&f=l1c1&e=.csv

In this case, we are using Apple and Microsoft as the stocks. There is an array inside the PHP script with a list of tickers which we want pulled from Yahoo.

The result from the Yahoo URL is a CSV file with the contents:

188.50,-7.85
27.73,-0.49

The first number is the stock price, the second number is the change in price today. The original PHP script would take this information, and display it on our website with updated data EVERY TIME THE USER REFRESHED THE PAGE.

The problem is that it would take forever for our page to load... the solution is up to you, but here is how we think it should be:

The original script can display stock data from a outside CSV file, without using Yahoo at all. The problem is that the format required for this outside CSV file is different than the one Yahoo gives. The format for the outside CSV is:

SYMBOL,PRICE,CHANGE,PERCENT-CHANGE

Compare this to the file Yahoo spits out, which is:

PRICE,CHANGE

So only the first column (which should be easy to add in because it's in the array) and the last column (which is just a calculation of percent change) are missing from the file Yahoo gives out.

So, when executed, our PHP script would:

1.) Get Yahoo's CSV file
2.) Reformat the CSV file to include the extra two columns and the right data
3.) SAVE the new CSV file onto our server somewhere

This way, we can setup a cron job to run every 15 minutes, which would update our CSV stock price data file, and the page will load faster because our users won't have to wait for Yahoo's server. All the action goes on in the background.

This project is URGENT. We want this done this weekend. The earlier, the better.

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70

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10-30-2009 21:09 EDT

Hi, please see PMB.

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50

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10-30-2009 21:28 EDT

clear requirement and can be done quickly.

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10-30-2009 18:23 EDT

Your requirement is very clear. Kindly check PM for more details

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249

7 days

10-31-2009 07:47 EDT

i can do it for you. thankyou, regards, adnan

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2 days

10-31-2009 05:00 EDT

Check the PMB. Ready to start.

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10-30-2009 23:38 EDT

I can do that. Please see PM for details

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50

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10-30-2009 19:48 EDT

Work can be done within few hrs...and ready to start the work... Thanks

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10-30-2009 18:23 EDT

check pmb pls

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10-30-2009 21:14 EDT

Please check PM. Thanks.

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10-30-2009 19:09 EDT

See pm , Thanks !

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50

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10-30-2009 23:33 EDT

Hello, I'll be sending you a PM in just a moment.

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50

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10-30-2009 18:20 EDT

Hi, Please check PM. Thanks.

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30

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10-31-2009 06:38 EDT

Hi, I have sent you a message. Thank you. Regards, DrTech76

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50

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10-30-2009 20:06 EDT

please read pmb thanks

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10-31-2009 03:08 EDT

Simple job that can be completed in few minutes even by beginner. Script will be uploaded within an hour. Looking forward to your reply. With Best Regards, ecodes

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30

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10-30-2009 18:55 EDT

It can be done in a matter of hours. Contact me if you are interested.

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10-31-2009 01:29 EDT

Hi, I can do it for you.

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10-30-2009 23:21 EDT

Please see PM on your stock ticker request. Thanks for your time and consideration in advanced.

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50

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10-30-2009 21:50 EDT

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Hi, I can definitely get this project done for you. Please see PM.

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10-31-2009 07:13 EDT

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Project is small or big, precision matters! Our company is proportional to precision. Semantic projects cultivated within our company. We have thru all your points and believe in your satisfaction. We hope our waves may superimpose. As per the demand of PHP website we are expertise in respected area. We have had meticulous experience for PHP. We are lunging for your sight in PMB

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