Scheduling php script?

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I was looking for a php script that will get executed every hour ( without executing it ) ( ex. for sending emails ) but i don't know, the way it works. Do i have to use Cron Jobs or is there anything in php to make such kind of scripts?

Thank you

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

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PHP does not have anything like this included. You have to use an external tool, such as cron, to run a PHP script perdiodically.

If you are not allowed to set cron jobs on your web hosting, there exist websites that will call one URL periodically, like http://www.onlinecronjobs.com/.

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answered Jul 27 '12 at 18:20

Wookai

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Ohh.. I saw IPB Forums using something ( don't know what ) for generating RSS every mentioned minutes. So do they install Cron jobs thr' php scripts? – Rahul Dev Jul 27 '12 at 18:32
You can also use what is known as Poor mans cron (like Poormanscron in drupal) or PMC. – Anthony Hatzopoulos Jul 27 '12 at 18:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 27 '12 at 18:19

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You need to use cron jobs if you want it to run on a set schedule.

answered Jul 27 '12 at 18:19

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Thank you, but installing cron jobs manually is.. or i can do something with php script to install that cron job for me? – Rahul Dev Jul 27 '12 at 18:33

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 27 '12 at 18:24

Yes, if you are using linux, go to the terminal and type crontab -e.

Your line will be something like that

1  2 3 4 5 (this line here is just an information.. dont type it on crontab)
00 * * * * wget www.page.com/yourphp.php

So the script will run 1 00 On minute 00 2 * Every hour 3 * Every day 4 * Every month 5 * Every day of the week

Then type :wq to close So its done.

You need to have the crontab and the wget in this scenario.

Scheduling php script?

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