PHP Stock Quote

I am using an external .js file to publish major stock indices, but this, of course, require manual update every day.

How can I get these numbers (just index level and the change, like: Dow Jones: 10,321 Change: -320) via a php script and do not bother manually updating it every day?

I am told that cURL and cron job could be a solution, but I'm not sure how are they are used or whether they would be the best solution to the problem.

Thanks.

How do you acquire these stock quotes manually right now?

I did a search on Google, and came up with this:
http://www.beginnersphp.co.uk/quotes.htm

It uses some service from Yahoo. Play with it and hopefully it will point you in the right direction.

Sadiq.

I acquire them just Manually. :)

- which means I primitively enter them everyday as text in an external.js file.

What I actually want to display is the latest stock market index level, not a stock quote ticker. but the script you refer to looks like something I can play with in order to modify it to make it become usable for me.

I'll let you know what happens.

thanks.

worked great.

such an easy to use php script to get quotes and more.

highly recommended.