How can I automate PHP tasks?

[ajs83]

I am currently running the same task multiple times a day and I'm sure there is a way to automate it. It is a simple one, but with limited PHP knowledge I'm not sure of the best way to do this. Here's what I need to do

1) log-in to a 3rd party site

2) Download the CSV

3) Upload to my db

Where do I start?

[ajs83]

oops, should be how to automate?

[dcrombie]

Sounds like a job for curl [php.net] ;)