Job description
Order to write a script for monitoring product prices
Technologies:
- PHP (for the back-end)
- MySQL (as a database)
Functionalities:
1. administration panel:
o Adding products to monitor:
Product name
Links to sites where the product is sold
Marking the product as a reference
o Deleting products and related pages
o Editing products and related pages
o Configuring email alerts (e.g., email address, frequency)
2 Action Schedule:
o Daily price checking of products from the indicated pages
o Automatic firing of script from cron
3 Price presentation:
o List of prices with date selection (e.g. calendar or drop-down list)
o Price charts for individual products
4. email alerts:
o Automatic sending of alerts when the price of a reference product is higher than the other monitored products or its average
o Settings for the frequency of sending alerts (e.g. immediately, once a day)
...and more
