Introduction

In this tutorial we will be learning how to make a currency converter that keeps up to date with the exchange rates according to google.

We will start off with a basic converter with a simple front end and expand from there. Any sugestions are welcome.

The Functions

We will be using 4 predefined functions in this tutorial as follows:

• fopen
• file_get_contents
• fclose
• explode

We will take a look at these when we come to them.

On the next page we will set up our form.