i've done this in a couple ways... If you are running linux you can set up a cron job to run regularly. You can also configure a remote machine to fire the job by using a command line browser like wget. A lot depends on what's available to you. <>< Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Edward Peloke [mailto:epeloke@echoman.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:17 AM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: services in php/mysql I may be able to get my upload problem fixed by the vb app connecting to our db and pumping over the data. Can I set up a php page or service in mysql that once an hour, day, etc runs a clean up script? Thanks, Eddie -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php