Yahoo currency converter in php

Last night I need to add currency converter at my application. Because of my user want to see the price in his country currency. This code help you to use yahoo api for currency converter for your web in php.

Code:

<?php
function yahooFinanceConvert($from, $to, $amount) {
 $url = 'http://finance.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?e=.csv&f=sl1d1t1&s='. $from . $to .'=X';
 $handle = @fopen($url, 'r');

 if ($handle) {
  $result = fgets($handle, 4096);
  fclose($handle);
 }
 $return = explode(',',$result);
 $to_value = $return[1] * $amount;
 return $to_value;
}

echo yahooFinanceConvert("USD", "BDT", 1) . " TAKA";

?>

Country code:

Code  Country
--------------------------------------------
 AED      United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)      
 ANG      Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG)      
 ARS      Argentine Peso (ARS)      
 AUD      Australian Dollar (AUD)      
 BDT      Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)      
 BGN      Bulgarian Lev (BGN)      
 BHD      Bahraini Dinar (BHD)      
 BND      Brunei Dollar (BND)      
 BOB      Bolivian Boliviano (BOB)      
 BRL      Brazilian Real (BRL)      
 BWP      Botswanan Pula (BWP)      
 CAD      Canadian Dollar (CAD)      
 CHF      Swiss Franc (CHF)      
 CLP      Chilean Peso (CLP)      
 CNY      Chinese Yuan (CNY)      
 COP      Colombian Peso (COP)      
 CRC      Costa Rican Colón (CRC)      
 CZK      Czech Republic Koruna (CZK)      
 DKK      Danish Krone (DKK)      
 DOP      Dominican Peso (DOP)      
 DZD      Algerian Dinar (DZD)      
 EEK      Estonian Kroon (EEK)      
 EGP      Egyptian Pound (EGP)      
 EUR      Euro (EUR)      
 FJD      Fijian Dollar (FJD)      
 GBP      British Pound Sterling (GBP)      
 HKD      Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)      
 HNL      Honduran Lempira (HNL)      
 HRK      Croatian Kuna (HRK)      
 HUF      Hungarian Forint (HUF)      
 IDR      Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)      
 ILS      Israeli New Sheqel (ILS)      
 INR      Indian Rupee (INR)      
 JMD      Jamaican Dollar (JMD)      
 JOD      Jordanian Dinar (JOD)      
 JPY      Japanese Yen (JPY)      
 KES      Kenyan Shilling (KES)      
 KRW      South Korean Won (KRW)      
 KWD      Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)      
 KYD      Cayman Islands Dollar (KYD)      
 KZT      Kazakhstani Tenge (KZT)      
 LBP      Lebanese Pound (LBP)      
 LKR      Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)      
 LTL      Lithuanian Litas (LTL)      
 LVL      Latvian Lats (LVL)      
 MAD      Moroccan Dirham (MAD)      
 MDL      Moldovan Leu (MDL)      
 MKD      Macedonian Denar (MKD)      
 MUR      Mauritian Rupee (MUR)      
 MVR      Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR)      
 MXN      Mexican Peso (MXN)      
 MYR      Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)      
 NAD      Namibian Dollar (NAD)      
 NGN      Nigerian Naira (NGN)      
 NIO      Nicaraguan Córdoba (NIO)      
 NOK      Norwegian Krone (NOK)      
 NPR      Nepalese Rupee (NPR)      
 NZD      New Zealand Dollar (NZD)      
 OMR      Omani Rial (OMR)      
 PEN      Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN)      
 PGK      Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)      
 PHP      Philippine Peso (PHP)      
 PKR      Pakistani Rupee (PKR)      
 PLN      Polish Zloty (PLN)      
 PYG      Paraguayan Guarani (PYG)      
 QAR      Qatari Rial (QAR)      
 RON      Romanian Leu (RON)      
 RSD      Serbian Dinar (RSD)      
 RUB      Russian Ruble (RUB)      
 SAR      Saudi Riyal (SAR)      
 SCR      Seychellois Rupee (SCR)      
 SEK      Swedish Krona (SEK)      
 SGD      Singapore Dollar (SGD)      
 SKK      Slovak Koruna (SKK)      
 SLL      Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL)      
 SVC      Salvadoran Colón (SVC)      
 THB      Thai Baht (THB)      
 TND      Tunisian Dinar (TND)      
 TRY      Turkish Lira (TRY)      
 TTD      Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD)      
 TWD      New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)      
 TZS      Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)      
 UAH      Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)      
 UGX      Ugandan Shilling (UGX)      
 USD      US Dollar (USD)      
 UYU      Uruguayan Peso (UYU)      
 UZS      Uzbekistan Som (UZS)      
 VEF      Venezuelan Bolívar (VEF)      
 VND      Vietnamese Dong (VND)      
 XOF      CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)      
 YER      Yemeni Rial (YER)      
 ZAR      South African Rand (ZAR)      
 ZMK      Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)

Yahoo currency converter in php

Tuesday, February 12, 2013