The answer "cron" refers to *nix OpSys. It is the name of a demon/daemon that kicks of commands/jobs at a pre-specified time and/or on a regular basis. M$ spell it "at". Was that your question? =dn
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lucas Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 18 October 2001 01:15 Subject: [PHP] Re: executing script at specified time > cron? > > Regards, > > [ lucas ] > > > > > "Richard Baskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > How can I execute a php script at a specified time using an Apache server? > > Let's say I wanted to send everyone an email, who had updated their > personal > > information within the last 24 hours, every night at midnight... > > > > I would write a script that would get the current date and time, check a > > mysql database for all rows that met the date critieria, and automatically > > email everyone that met that criteria. > > > > I am guessing most administrators would not want to make sure they are in > > front of a browser at midnight every night to run the script, so how can I > > do this? :) > > > > Thanks ahead of time! > > > > Rick > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
