Webpage update automation - repost

Automatic update of auction site needed x min before the end of the auctions [login to view URL] HTML: [login to view URL] Example of all user auctions: [login to view URL][seller]=hando24 (auction dates buffered and refreshed only every x hour) EXEPTIONS::: Sometimes auctions get bidded so they cannot be updated anymore Sometimes auction server is busy and all auctions are paused Sometimes update needed for only x days not more INPUT: username and password OUTPUT: log: time:user:auction:status Stable linux shell scrpit preferred. Any other coding welcome PHP example below but hopefully there is simpler solution: $latest= go('[login to view URL][seller]=joss'); $latest = get_between($latest, "Aega on", "MINU"); $id = substr($latest, strpos($latest, "item_id=")+8); // finding the item_id field $id = substr($id, 0, strpos($id, """)); //cutting the id field until " mark $latest = substr($latest, strpos($latest, "price ")); // parsing html for last item time left $latest = substr($latest, strpos($latest, "class")+9); $latest = substr($latest, strpos($latest, "class")+9); $latest = substr($latest, 0, strpos($latest, "<")); // die ($latest); if( strpos($latest, "p") !== FALSE) {die("days to go or paused");} // abort if there is days for the last auction $latest = substr($latest, 0, strpos($latest, "m")); //gettin the hours and minutes $m= trim(substr($latest, -2)); $latest = substr($latest, 0, strpos($latest, "h")); $h= trim(substr($latest, -2)); //$latest = preg_replace("/[^0-9,]+/","",$latest); // only numercal value so 11h 42m = 11,42 //list($user, $pass, $uid, $gid, $gecos, $home, $shell) = explode(":", $data);