I need a piece of php code that will solve the following task. Please
test the php code to make sure it works.

Task:
Please look at this URL
http://www.prosper.com/public/lend/listing.aspx?listingID=16145

The following php code successfully writes the source code of this
page into the variable $htmldata:
$listing = 16145;
$srcurl = 'http://www.prosper.com/public/lend/listing.aspx?listingID=' . $listing;
$htmldata = file_get_contents ("$srcurl");

But now look at the link at the bottom right of the page saying "Next"
which allows to open the next page with follwoing bids (51-100).

I need php code that will get me these subsequent listing bids pages
into the string $htmldata.

Naturally it should work for any listing number. $listing=16145; is only an example.

thisquestion-ga,

I have placed the requested function in the file:

www.maxlin.ca/get_pages.zip

To use, simply extract the get_pages.php to the directory you want to
use it and add:

<? include ("get_pages.php"); ?>

to the top of your php file.

An example usage of the function would be (ensure the CURL modules in
PHP are enabled):

echo get_pages("http://www.prosper.com/public/lend/listing.aspx?listingID=","16327");

As a side note, you probably want to increase the time-out of the PHP
script since this site is rather slow. To do this, use:

set_time_limit("300");

or some other suitable parameter (300 is in seconds).


Cheers,

tox-ga

thx - works as desired

if i understand correctly...

in php:

<?php
$listing = $_GET['listing'];
$nextListing = $listing+1;
$srcurl = 'http://www.prosper.com/public/lend/listing.aspx?listingID='
. $nextListing;
$htmldata = file_get_contents($srcurl);