[RESOLVED] Cron Jobs

[Zach_VB6]

I need to set up a cron job that will auto execute every 24 hrs...

The script is named daily.php

Please help

[dclamp]

cron jobs arnt PHP, they are *nix...

This may help http://www.adminschoice.com/docs/crontab.htm

[the182guy]

Hi Zach,

What's your hosting setup? Shared? Dedicated server? Free hosting?

Unless you have a dedicated server your probably not going to have access to a shell to access the crontab directly.

If you're on a shared host then they may give you support for cronjobs via the control panel, they usually have a nice UI to setup cronjobs.

If you're on a Windows server then it'll have to be Schedules Tasks.

Hope this helps

[StrangerInBeijing]

If you're on a Windows server then it'll have to be Schedules Tasks.

So you can actually write a php script, and then have scheduler run it whenever you want?
Easy? Never tried. Might wanna. Send out spam to all vbf user's sleeping or sth.

[visualAd]

So you can actually write a php script, and then have scheduler run it whenever you want?
Easy? Never tried. Might wanna. Send out spam to all vbf user's sleeping or sth.

Yes, a PHP script can be executed like a batch script. It is actually more powerful than a batch script but lacks the Windows integration you would get with Windows Script host, however.