Cron + PHP = HELP!

**FredFredrickson** · November 8th, 2007, 11:46 AM

Ok, so I'm developing a small game-app for my website that basically creates a mini-stock market that people can buy and sell stocks in. It's gonna be fun and all that jazz.

An important feature, though, of course, is the ability to archive the market's past. This I want to do similarly to the real stock market- every 24 hours.

So- a cron job (or two) may help.

How do I RUN a php script using a cron job?

I used to have this:

lynx -dump http://www.fredrickville.com/rc/generate.php > /dev/null

but that no longer works.

any ideas folks?

**puckchaser** · November 8th, 2007, 12:03 PM

This works for me...

php -q /home/username/www/scripte.php

**FredFredrickson** · November 8th, 2007, 12:05 PM

November 8th, 2007, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
FredFredrickson Senior Member Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in New Hampshire 1,182 posts Gave thanks: 3 Thanked 22 times	Cron + PHP = HELP! Ok, so I'm developing a small game-app for my website that basically creates a mini-stock market that people can buy and sell stocks in. It's gonna be fun and all that jazz. An important feature, though, of course, is the ability to archive the market's past. This I want to do similarly to the real stock market- every 24 hours. So- a cron job (or two) may help. How do I RUN a php script using a cron job? I used to have this: lynx -dump http://www.fredrickville.com/rc/generate.php > /dev/null but that no longer works. any ideas folks? __________________ The Coding Blog - Follow along as we discover and discuss everything it takes to code an entire website, start to finish! [Latest Entry: 4/4/08 - Starting a Website]

November 8th, 2007, 12:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
puckchaser He shoots.. He scores! Super #1 Joined in Feb 2007 Lives in A room with no windows. Hosted on SH110 1,419 posts Gave thanks: 42 Thanked 137 times	This works for me... php -q /home/username/www/scripte.php __________________ SH110

November 8th, 2007, 12:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
FredFredrickson Senior Member Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in New Hampshire 1,182 posts Gave thanks: 3 Thanked 22 times	thnx __________________ The Coding Blog - Follow along as we discover and discuss everything it takes to code an entire website, start to finish! [Latest Entry: 4/4/08 - Starting a Website]

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