Just a little curious. Is there any other way other than cron to do this. Is it possible to run a PHP script in an endless loop and when the clock strikes, run another script?
- Sid > -----Original Message----- > From: John W. Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:40 PM > To: 'Michael Gaab'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PHP] timer problem > > > i want to automate some activities by date. on a certain date i want > to > > do > > some specific processing. the application is web based using apache. i > > guess > > i would need some way of calling the program daily to see if "today is > the > > day." thread/daemon? any suggestions appreciated. > > Use cron on *nix, or Task Scheduler if on Windows. > > ---John W. Holmes... > > PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy > today. http://www.phparch.com/ > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
