For regularly occurring tasks, look at cron (man crontab). For one-time tasks (like the one I ran this weekend where I needed to download a large file in the middle of the night), check out at man at). > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 12:36 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [uug] automated > > > How can I set up a program or module or something on a web server > that will "wake up" at certain times and perform a task? I have an > account with a web hosting company and feel like I've been learning > enough PHP to do what I want through forms, but what if I want to > have the server send me an email at a certain time? (For example, > to send an email to my phone to remind me of an appointment.) > > Really appreciate your help! > > Richard Miller
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