[PHP] php cron to check and remove files

Hi, I need to be able to do the following procedure; retrieve all items from a mysql db table, then check to see if the files from that table exist on the server (images), if not, to clean up and remove the physical file - so that only the files from the db exist. This will run via cron Has

Re: [PHP] php cron to check and remove files

Do you already have some code? Do you got stuck somewhere? No, i didnt even know where to start with the flow; but sitting on the toilet produces wonderfull ideas! I have the following in mind; list the entire directory into an array, using a foreach to check on the db if the file exists,

Re: [PHP] php cron to check and remove files

Steven Macintyre wrote: Do you already have some code? Do you got stuck somewhere? No, i didnt even know where to start with the flow; but sitting on the toilet produces wonderfull ideas! What makes sitting on a toilet any difference than sitting anywhere else? Is it a magic

Re: [PHP] php cron to check and remove files

Steven Macintyre wrote: Hi, I need to be able to do the following procedure; retrieve all items from a mysql db table, then check to see if the files from that table exist on the server (images), if not, to clean up and remove the physical file - so that only the files from the db exist.

Re: [PHP] php cron to check and remove files

Steven Macintyre wrote: retrieve all items from a mysql db table, then check to see if the files from that table exist on the server (images), if not, to clean up and remove the physical file - so that only the files from the db exist. When you are comparing the contents of disk vs. db, you

Re: [PHP] php cron to check and remove files

At 9:35 AM +0100 3/13/08, Steven Macintyre wrote: Hi, I need to be able to do the following procedure; retrieve all items from a mysql db table, then check to see if the files from that table exist on the server (images), if not, to clean up and remove the physical file - so that only the