gistfile1.txt

    function getPrices($sample_id)
    {   
        if(empty($this->firstRequestTime))
        {   
            $this->setFirstRequestTime(time());
        }   
        print '::' . $this->firstRequestTime . '::';
        $url = "https://www.bullioninternational.net/bacml.pricing/domestic/Default.aspx";
        $url_check =  array ('content'=>file_get_contents ($url, false, stream_context_create (array ('http'=>array ('method'=>'GET')))), 'headers'=>$http_response_header);
        $response_type = $url_check['headers'][0];
        $this->setResponse($response_type);
        $response_type = 'jarjar';
        if($response_type == 'HTTP/1.1 200 OK'){
            $html = $url_check['content'];
            $timestamp = date_create(NULL);
            $dom = str_get_html($html);
            $goldChart = $dom->find('#Gold', 0)->find('.chart', 0); 
            $silverChart = $dom->find('#Silver', 0)->find('.chart', 0); 
            $goldPrices = $this->parse_prices($goldChart, $sample_id, $timestamp);
            $silverPrices = $this->parse_prices($silverChart, $sample_id, $timestamp);
            return array_merge($goldPrices, $silverPrices);
        }elseif(time() - $this->firstRequestTime < 10){ // Continue to check the url for 30 seconds if it fails.
            $this->getPrices($sample_id);
        }
    }