Cron Job

**MadMax** · August 15th, 2004, 9:06 PM

Hello,

I would like to know if it is possible to use a cron job to run a php script once a week (Sunday at midnight) or will this be consider as a script running in the background (and be illegal)?

BTW : I know nothing on Cron Job beside they can do something at a definit time! :ktoe:

**Bigjohn** · August 15th, 2004, 9:16 PM

Depends on what the cron job does.

For example, if you look in the EMAIL forum you'll see a post from me on how to automate Spam Assassin 'learning'. That runs as a cron job.

Other people run 'backup' jobs.

So, unless the script you're running uses a TON of resources and never exits, I think you're ok.

John

**MadMax** · August 15th, 2004, 9:17 PM

The script will only update a couple of tables.

**kall** · August 15th, 2004, 9:30 PM

Where does it say that a script running in the background is illegal?

Even surmunity has cron scripts that run at times throughout the day (updating user ranks based on post count/sending daily Forum updates/sending reminder notices to people who haven't confirmed their email address...)

It would be impossible (or at least very annoying and time-consuming) to run any kind of dynamic site without beinag allowed to have scripts that are executed in the background.

**fwwebs5** · August 15th, 2004, 9:41 PM

To run a PHP script as a CRON put this in the execution field and set your times.

GET http://yourdomain.tld/directory/script.php

**MadMax** · August 15th, 2004, 9:50 PM

Sorry for the confusion, when I put "and be Illegal", I just wanted to make sure this wouldn't be Illegal. I guess I could have put "or be Illegal" instead of that script running in the background stuff.

Sorry, I hope you aren't to mad!

**MadMax** · August 15th, 2004, 9:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fwwebs5

To run a PHP script as a CRON put this in the execution field and set your times.

GET http://yourdomain.tld/directory/script.php

If that script isn't in the Public_Html forlder, should I put the IP/~username/ intead of my domain? I really don't want any browser to view that file easily.

**kall** · August 15th, 2004, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadMax

Sorry for the confusion, when I put "and be Illegal", I just wanted to make sure this wouldn't be Illegal. I guess I could have put "or be Illegal" instead of that script running in the background stuff.

Sorry, I hope you aren't to mad!

I think the issue is more on what the script does, rather than when or how it is called.

**MadMax** · August 15th, 2004, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kall

I think the issue is more on what the script does, rather than when or how it is called.

Yeah you are right but I am sure my script isn't a big deal for the Server.

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MadMax Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Canada Hosted on Pipe 141 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 3 times	Sorry for the confusion, when I put "and be Illegal", I just wanted to make sure this wouldn't be Illegal. I guess I could have put "or be Illegal" instead of that script running in the background stuff. Sorry, I hope you aren't to mad! __________________ Website : max-worlds.net Shared Server : Pipe

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fwwebs5 Surpass Fan On a golden path... Joined in Nov 2003 432 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	To run a PHP script as a CRON put this in the execution field and set your times. GET http://yourdomain.tld/directory/script.php

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