You can "cron" the script to run. Do the following: 1) Add #!/usr/bin/php as the first line on your .php file. If /usr/bin/php isn't where your php binary lives, type "whereis php" to find out 2) Make sure you chmod +x your php script. 3) http://www.linuxforums.org/tutorials/1/tutorial-4017.html On 7/30/05, sub@xxxxxxxxx <sub@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In my pevious hunt through cron I didn't even notice the PHP CLI. So I will be figuring that out today probably. > > My server runs on Linux. Not sure which distro though. I'll have to ask. > > My script will be getting e-mail addresses from my SQL db and sending them a pic of the day. I got the HTML MimeMail 2.5.1 to work perfectly, now I just need to figure out how to make it run without me doing anything. > > Thanks! > > Andrew Darrow > Kronos1 Productions > www.pudlz.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Kaufman" <jmk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 10:07 AM > Subject: Re: Running a PHP script everyday > > > > On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 09:17:20AM -0700, sub@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > I have a PHP script that I need to run once a day. I have it currently > > > setup so that I just run it from my cell phone, but I would prefer something > > > automated. I'd looked into a cron job, but that just looks like it's for > > > doing linux command line stuff on my host. > > > > > > I also thought about writing a never ending while loop with an if statement > > > that checks to see if it's time to run the script, then when it is time, it > > > runs. Then checks to see if it's time again. > > > > > > But even assuming I could get it working, do I really want to have a PHP > > > script that runs all the time. This could be bad if it ate up all the CPU on > > > my server. I'm not even sure I have access rights to kill the process once I > > > start it. > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > Andrew Darrow > > > Kronos1 Productions > > > www.pudlz.com > > > > > > > You don't state what OS you are using, but you certainly can use cron under > > Linux to run a PHP script. What really matters is what does the PHP script do? > > For example, I have a PHP script that I run periodically that retrieves data > > from a database and updates a text file on the disk. What does your script do? > > > > -- > > Jim Kaufman > > Linux Evangelist > > public key 0x6D802619 > > CCNA, CISSP# 65668 > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 7/28/2005 > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
