Create link validity checker for web crawling

Completed Posted Nov 2, 2014 Paid on delivery
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Working with a web developer we set up script that connects to [url removed, login to view] and pulls the coupon information into my SQL database. Current information pulled is:

VALID LINK:

Brand: Ben & Jerry's

Description: Save $1.00 on Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream When You Buy TWO Pints All Varieties

Value: $1.00

Added Date : 11/2/14

Expiration Date: 11/8/14

Link: [url removed, login to view]

Image: [url removed, login to view]

Service: [url removed, login to view]

Status: a (available)

My current web developer says that it is not possible to create a script that would check to see if the coupon link is still valid because the link goes to page numbers on the site and not to the coupon itself. I agree that from looking at that simple logic it does not seem like it possible, but would like to get a second opinion.

INVALID LINK:

Brand: Dole

Description: Save $1.00 on DOLE Garden Soup On any one (1) carton of DOLE Garden Soup

Value: $1.00

Added Date : 10/5/14

Expiration Date: 11/8/14

Link: [url removed, login to view]

Image: [url removed, login to view]

Service: [url removed, login to view]

Status: a (available)

Once a coupon reaches its max amount of being loaded to Shoprite store loyalty cards the coupon will no longer be available to load. This will then shift the available digital coupons to different pages (the number on the end of the link) making the original link invalid even if the link is still available.

Example:

This coupon is still available for download but the link is not valid as when it was originally downloaded.

Brand: Depends

Description: Save $4.00 on Depend Underwear When You Buy ONE 8 - 58ct (excludes trial size)

Value: $4.00

Original link pulled into site: [url removed, login to view], now the product is available on [url removed, login to view]

Once I can confirm whether or not a link validator can be created to check to see if the [url removed, login to view] can be created it will allow me to move forward to the next project to possible create the automation of letting a user click a button for a Shoprite coupon on my website and have it load directly to their store loyalty card.

My first thought would to just be download the coupon information hourly into the existing database this way information is always up to date, but would prefer the ability just to have a link validator as I do for my other coupon collecting scripts.

When posting a bid please provide more then a scripted response on what you or your company can do for this project. I typically will just bypass those responses.

Thank you.

Java MySQL PHP

Project ID: #6677184

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lionwavesof

Hi, Your description seemed challenging and I actually created a Java client which checks whether a coupon is valid or not which was downloaded earlier i.e. the coupon downloaded earlier is still available on the sa More

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techwelfare

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Hi, i read your descriptions, i have experiences in automation field, you can see my completed projects. About your requirements, i think, it's not a problem, we totally can solve it, and we need to discuss something. More

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i can code a php url or link checker whether it is present or not. and it can match and dec8de to coupon is valid or invalid

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