[PHP] Schedule an Event with PHP
Say I want a MySQL database to have a table that holds certain events, the Event table. And in the event table, one of the records is an event that has a startdate of today, I want to check against that date, if it equals now, then do this Besides using CRON to hit that particular event table, is there any other method I am not thinking of that can be used with PHP? I want to check that event table every 5 minutes. Thanks! -- --- Alex Pilson FlagShip Interactive, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Schedule an Event with PHP
Alex Pilson wrote: Say I want a MySQL database to have a table that holds certain events, the Event table. And in the event table, one of the records is an event that has a startdate of today, I want to check against that date, if it equals now, then do this Besides using CRON to hit that particular event table, is there any other method I am not thinking of that can be used with PHP? I want to check that event table every 5 minutes. Please don't reply to a message to start a new topic - it really screws up the threading built into decent mail clients. There are other methods like running a PHP script as a daemon and getting web requests to check each time but neither of those are anywhere near as reliable or efficient as cron. Why don't you want to use cron? -- Stuart -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Schedule an Event with PHP
Alex Pilson wrote: Say I want a MySQL database to have a table that holds certain events, the Event table. And in the event table, one of the records is an event that has a startdate of today, I want to check against that date, if it equals now, then do this Besides using CRON to hit that particular event table, is there any other method I am not thinking of that can be used with PHP? I want to check that event table every 5 minutes. I guess you could write a PHP script that'll run continuously and check the database every 5 minutes, but you'd be better off (and probably use less resources) if you just used Cron/Task Scheduler. -- ---John Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E/ php|architect: The Magazine for PHP Professionals www.phparch.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Schedule an Event with PHP
Hello Alex, Friday, January 16, 2004, 2:36:45 PM, you wrote: AP Besides using CRON to hit that particular event table, is there any AP other method I am not thinking of that can be used with PHP? I want AP to check that event table every 5 minutes. Use cron. There are several other ways, but none as reliable. -- Best regards, Richardmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Schedule an Event with PHP
At 9:44 AM -0500 1/16/04, John W. Holmes wrote: Alex Pilson wrote: Say I want a MySQL database to have a table that holds certain events, the Event table. And in the event table, one of the records is an event that has a startdate of today, I want to check against that date, if it equals now, then do this Besides using CRON to hit that particular event table, is there any other method I am not thinking of that can be used with PHP? I want to check that event table every 5 minutes. I guess you could write a PHP script that'll run continuously and check the database every 5 minutes, but you'd be better off (and probably use less resources) if you just used Cron/Task Scheduler. Awesome feedback guys. And quick too. No I am not opposed to using cron, just was curious if there was anything else to use. With regards to ISPs that host PHP clients, what is the common practice to allow users to run cron scripts? BTW. I didn't get what Stuart said about replying to an existing thread, did something screw up when I sent to the list? Thanks for the help. -- --- Alex Pilson FlagShip Interactive, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Schedule an Event with PHP
On Friday 16 January 2004 23:25, Alex Pilson wrote: BTW. I didn't get what Stuart said about replying to an existing thread, did something screw up when I sent to the list? He means: You have started a new thread by taking an existing posting and replying to it while you changed the subject. That is bad, because it breaks threading. Whenever you reply to a message, your mail client generates a References: header that tells all recipients which posting(s) your posting refers to. A mail client uses this information to build a threaded view (tree view) of the postings. With your posting style you successfully torpedoed this useful feature; your posting shows up within an existing thread it has nothing to do with. Always do a fresh post when you want to start a new thread. To achieve this, click on New message instead of Reply within your mail client, and enter the list address as the recipient. You can save the list address in your address book for convenience. -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general -- /* Stock's Observation: You no sooner get your head above water but what someone pulls your flippers off. */ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
