that was my original plan, but I though there maybe a better way others may use or suggest :)
Appreciate the feedback,
Mike
Randy W. Sims wrote:
On 4/1/2004 3:46 PM, Mike Blezien wrote:
Hello,
I need to setup a cronjob to run a script every 2hrs, but if another particular
script(executed via a standard web form), on the same machine, is being
executed, I want the cron script "wait" or "sleep();" till the other script is
finished.
Is this possible to do and how is the best way to accomplish this task. :)
If you are able to modify both scripts, the traditional solution would be to have the cgi script create a lock file on startup, removing it when exiting. Then your other script can check for the presence of the lock file, if it exists, wait.
Regards, Randy.
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