title: Best Method to accept multiple external datafeed
body: <p>I'm in the middle of a project that I am working on. It's a classified website for lighting distributors created in php. I would like to accept csv data-feed from each distributor and import the data about 3 times a week. I would also like the data-feed to be hosted on the distributors website and I would import the data to the classified website mysql database from the external link that is provide by the distributor. </p>
  
  <p>What would be the best method to import multiple data-feeds from multiple distributors? I am sorry that I have posted this question but I am desperate. I have search the net for answers but came up empty. </p>
  
  <p>Would it be best to create a cron job that calls a script to import each feed? Obviously I would have a test database to first test each data-feed at first to make sure all the data in the csv file is the correct location. </p>
  
  <p>Would I have to use the test database each and every time I import the data? What would be the best way to prevent something from happening to my database if for some reason the distributor changes the feed?</p>
  
  <p>Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help.</p>