ec-forecast-README.txt  -- Version 2.00 -- 24-Jan-2008

The ec-forecast.php script will obtain (and cache) a forecast from Environment Canada
website similar to how Tom's (carterlake) advforecast.php script does for NOAA US forecasts
or my wrh-forecast.php script does for NOAA Western Region forecasts.

This script is based on work done by JMan at http://www.bedpan.ca for his weather.php
system.  There have been extensive modification applied to the original script, so
don't contact him for support.. contact me instead at

  Ken True
  webmaster@saratoga-weather.org

CONTENTS:
  ec-forecast.php  -- the complete forecast script
  ec-forecast-testpage.php - a test page to show you how to include variables
                             from the forecast into your own page(s)
  ec-forecast-README.txt -- this file
  ec-icons/*.gif - a complete set of icons used by the program.  It includes the
                   41 icons used by EC and many icons with PoP included (like
                   09.gif with 60% PoP -> 09p60.gif
       Note: the entire ec-icons/ directory needs to be uploaded before using the
             script, and it should be placed just below the directory that the
             ec-forecast.php script runs in.

INSTALLATION:
  unzip the distribution file ec-forecast.zip (using folder names option) into the
  root or other directory of your website and upload it.

  Customize the ec-forecast.php variables for your language, and especially set
  the $ECURL to the forecast for the area closest to your station.

  Go to http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/ and select your language (sorry, I don't 
  speak French, so these instructions are all in English)

  Click on your province on the map.
  Choose a location and click go from the menu on the right.

  Select the 'Format for Print' version (if available) or the basic URL for the page you are viewing,
  and copy the URL into $ECURL in the program.

  $ECURL = 'http://weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/on-107_metric_e.html';

  Then set your default language in the program (see settings), and
  you should be ready to test using both
    ec-forecast.php   (should show your 5 day forecast)
    ec-forecast-testpage.php (should show includes working).


DE-INSTALLATION
  Just delete the scripts listed in contents, and the entire ec-icons/ directory.


Support will be on an as-available basis .. please email me 
at webmaster@saratoga-weather.org .

Best regards,
Ken True
webmaster@saratoga-weather.org
http://saratoga-weather.org/