PHP fopen, fread HELP! - fix my script!

[enlightenmental]

this is a simple php script that allows the user to view stock quote tickers by simply entering the ticker into the form

Ive seen this script functioning on several websites

It doesnt work on mine!!

- godaddy hosting

- PHP 5

php.ini file with:

register_globals = true

allow_url_fopen = true

Please help

script

expandcollapse popup

<?

if (!isset($tickersymbol))
{
echo ("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Welcome to Stock Port. Here you can view individual stocks by entering the proper Ticker Symbol into the proceeding form.<p>");

?>

<?

}

else if (isset($tickersymbol))
{

$open = fopen("http://quote.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=$tickersymbol&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv&e=.csv", "r");
$read = fread($open, 2000);
fclose($open);

$read = str_replace("\"", "", $read);
$read = explode(",", $read);

if ($read[1] == 0)
{
echo ("The symbol you provided (<b>\"$_POST[tickersymbol]\"</b>) doesn't appear to be registered<BR></FONT><BR>");
}

else
{

?>

<div align="center">

<!-- YOU CAN CHANGE THE TABLE BELOW TO MATCH YOUR WEB SITE -->

<TABLE BORDER=1 BORDERCOLOR="#006699" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=500>
<TR>
<TD width=150><b>Ticker Symbol</b>:</TD>
<TD><? echo ("$read[0]"); ?></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD width=150><b>Last Trade</b>:</TD>
<TD><? echo ("$read[1]"); ?></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD width=150><b>Last Trade At</b>:</TD>
<TD><? echo ("$read[2] $read[3]"); ?></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD width=150><b>Change</b>:</TD>
<TD><? echo ("$read[4]"); ?></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD width=150><b>Opened At</b>:</TD>
<TD><? echo ("$read[5]"); ?></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD width=150><b>Day Range</b>:</TD>
<TD><? echo ("$read[6] - $read[7]"); ?></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD width=150><b>Volume</b>:</TD>
<TD><? echo ("$read[8]"); ?></TD>
</TABLE>
<p>
<img src="http://ichart.yahoo.com/t?s=<? echo ("$read[0]"); ?>">
</div>

<?

}

}

?>

<p>

<div align="center">
<FORM ACTION="<? echo ("$PHP_SELF"); ?>" METHOD="POST">
<table border=0 cols=2 width=200>
<tr>
<td width=100>
Ticker Symbol:
</td>
<td width=100>
<input type=text name="tickersymbol">
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan=2>
<input type=submit value="Check Stock">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</FORM>
</div>

Edited December 7, 2008 by enlightenmental

[Pain]

This is a AutoIt Forum not a PHP forum or you are trying to translate it into AutoIt code?

If so look at FileOpen, FileRead, StringReplace and some related functions in the helpfile.

[enlightenmental]

This is a AutoIt Forum not a PHP forum or you are trying to translate it into AutoIt code?

If so look at FileOpen, FileRead, StringReplace and some related functions in the helpfile.

oops.... this is the best forum I found when searching "forum on php"

not sure what autoit even is.... would be nice if someone could still assist me

(i'll start looking for another forum)

thanks

[Pain]

Try http://www.php.net/

[yxrkt]

CODE

<?php

$tickersymbol = $_POST['tickersymbol'];

if (!isset($tickersymbol))

{

echo ("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Welcome to Stock Port. Here you can view individual stocks by entering the proper Ticker Symbol into the proceeding form.<p>");

?>

<?php

}

else if (isset($tickersymbol))

{

$open = fopen("http://quote.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?s=$tickersymbol&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv&e=.csv", "r");

$read = fread($open, 2000);

fclose($open);

$read = str_replace("\"", "", $read);

$read = explode(",", $read);

if ($read[1] == 0)

{

echo ("The symbol you provided (<b>\"$_POST[tickersymbol]\"</b>) doesn't appear to be registered<BR></FONT><BR>");

}

else

{

?>

<div align="center">

<!-- YOU CAN CHANGE THE TABLE BELOW TO MATCH YOUR WEB SITE -->

<TABLE BORDER=1 BORDERCOLOR="#006699" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 WIDTH=500>

<TR>

<TD width=150><b>Ticker Symbol</b>:</TD>

<TD><?php echo ("$read[0]"); ?></TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD width=150><b>Last Trade</b>:</TD>

<TD><?php echo ("$read[1]"); ?></TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD width=150><b>Last Trade At</b>:</TD>

<TD><?php echo ("$read[2] $read[3]"); ?></TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD width=150><b>Change</b>:</TD>

<TD><?php echo ("$read[4]"); ?></TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD width=150><b>Opened At</b>:</TD>

<TD><?php echo ("$read[5]"); ?></TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD width=150><b>Day Range</b>:</TD>

<TD><?php echo ("$read[6] - $read[7]"); ?></TD>

</TR>

<TR>

<TD width=150><b>Volume</b>:</TD>

<TD><?php echo ("$read[8]"); ?></TD>

</TABLE>

<p>

<img src="http://ichart.yahoo.com/t?s=<?php echo ("$read[0]"); ?>">

</div>

<?php

}

}

?>

<p>

<div align="center">

<FORM ACTION="<?php echo "#" ?>" METHOD="POST">

<table border=0 cols=2 width=200>

<tr>

<td width=100>

Ticker Symbol:

</td>

<td width=100>

<input type=text name="tickersymbol">

</td>

</tr>

<tr align="center">

<td colspan=2>

<input type=submit value="Check Stock">

</td>

</tr>

</table>

</FORM>

</div>

[KaFu]

First read... than post... (and I mean myself )...

Edited December 7, 2008 by KaFu