Advice on web application design

[eluser]renownedmedia[/eluser]
I'd put the two database functions in the model, and the web service interaction in the model.

So it would be like this (C = Controller, M = Model):

C(init) -> M(db_select) -> C(check_result) -> M(web_service) -> C(parsing) -> M(db_update) -> C(message)

That way, the higher level logic is handled in your controller, and all the little data interaction components are done in your model(s).