using php to check for filenames

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Hello folks.

I have a question about using php to select a file according to date. I am working on a project that uses xml to display horoscopes on a website. The xml feeds are ftp'd onto our server and have a different file name depending on the date. Unfortunetly this is the only way the xml is available.

The filenaming is:

Feed_name_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS_$storyid.xml

For example:
TMG_Horoscopes_Daily_Virgo_media_20060216100017_985313.xml

I'll be using php to do this, and as I'm fairly new to it, I'm not sure where to go from here. Does anyone have any advice, scripts or tutorials that might be able to help me?

Thanks guys,

John

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Re: using php to check for filenames

If I need info about PHP I always check php.net first. The function reference is great. There are usually some code examples and user discussion at the bottom of each page.

Other places to find articles, tutorials, and code snippets are:

DaniWeb PHP Code Snippets

phpbuilder

PHP section at Spoono

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Re: using php to check for filenames

Thanks man - I'll check those

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