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> -Original Message-
> From: Radwan Aladdin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 20 January 2004 10:05
> To: Nick JORDAN
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Please help me as fast as possible.. very
> important!![Scanned]
>
>
> Where can I fin tutorials about it? (CRON Tab)?
>
> Regards..
> - Original Message -
> From: "Nick JORDAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Radwan Aladdin
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Please help me as fast as possible.. very
> important!!
>
>
> > > Is it possible in mySQL to put a timer that changes a
> value inside a
> > > row in a table every while?
> >
> > > For example : Add "1" to the value very 10 minutes for example..
> > > Field number = 5 after ten minutes = 6 after another 10 minuste =
> > 7..Etc..
> >
> >
> > As far as I'm aware, that's not possible in MySQL, however
> you could write
> > a small script in PHP (or, indeed, some other language) which would
> > increment the counter, and which would be run at intervals
> via cron (for
> > instance).
> >
> > A better solution, however, would be to include a timestamp in your
> > database, then, when data is requested, calculate how many
> units of ten
> > minutes have passed and adjust your counter accordingly.
> >
> > Nick
> >
>
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