Probably the best way to do this is the use cron to schedule a script to
run at a specified time.
The way I'd do it is to create a PHP script that compares the current
date with the date they registered (you'd save that date to the
database, of course). If the current date is greater than 3
Right,
I'm off to php.net, to learn all about cron jobs...
i've never heard ofit ;-)
(I'll come out from under my rock now)
Cheers everyone
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i've never heard ofit ;-)
(I'll come out from under my rock now)
Cheers everyone
Ben Ramsey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Probably the best way to do this is the use cron to schedule
The solution to use cron is good, in this way you can run the script
manually to if you want, you have to:
1)Insert data into a databse or a text file, create a php page with the
comparison of the dates (from the databe or the txt file) and the mail()
command.
2) create a shell script that does
From: Ben Ramsey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Finally, your system must be Linux (or other unix-type system) for this
to work correctly. If it's Windows, you can use the task scheduler, but
I don't think it'll execute the PHP script.
Sure it will. Just put the program to run as something like this:
On Friday 20 February 2004 21:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm off to php.net, to learn all about cron jobs...
i've never heard ofit ;-)
(I'll come out from under my rock now)
You'll probably find that using 'at' is more appropriate than using cron.
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Hello Jason,
Friday, February 20, 2004, 3:02:49 PM, you wrote:
JW On Friday 20 February 2004 21:35,
JW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm off to php.net, to learn all about cron jobs...
i've never heard ofit ;-)
(I'll come out from under my rock now)
JW You'll probably find that using 'at' is
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Right,
I'm off to php.net, to learn all about cron jobs...
i've never heard ofit ;-)
(I'll come out from under my rock now)
Cheers everyone
I don't think you'll find too much info in php.net about cron ;)
http://www.phpfreaks.com/tutorials/28/0.php
Check out google
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Not a big deal to do on Windows vs. Linux. :)
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Hey everyone, see that open can of worms on the floor? John opened it.
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On Saturday 21 February 2004 00:56, Richard Davey wrote:
I thought the AT scheduler was a Windows NT level service only? Surely
it's only more appropriate if he's on a Windows server? Or did MS nick
it from the Unix world? (and if so, why is it better than cron?)
man atd (not man utd!)
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