Re: a script that queries database periodically

Hi! I think you have installed GET , so use in your cronab GET http://localhost/report_for_my_boss/create.php |mail -s "Hello Boss" boss@chief.net if you miss get try it with lynx: lynx -source -dump http://localhost/.. |mail .... regards Folke -- Folke Ashberg Stage Internet Services GmbH Technical Development folke@fanstage.de folke@fanstage.de | Tel: +49 89 454591-77 | Fax: +49 89 454591-71 Kreillerstr. 21 | 81673 Munich | Germany | www.fanstage.de On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Bernie Huang wrote: > Hello, > > My boss wants me to write a script that will send a email report to him > monthly with the result of database queries. > > For example, an email would be like: > > Monthly report > +----------+---------+---------------+ > | Vehicles | Mileage | # of Signouts | > +----------+---------+---------------+ > | Vehicle1 | 10324 | 5 | > +----------+---------+---------------+ > | Vehicle2 | 19384 | 6 | > +----------+---------+---------------+ > ... > > I was thinking of writing up a PHP script and put into crontab, which is > somehow easier than a shell script, but PHP is an apache module, so I > cannot execute PHP under crontab (it has to be executed in a browser > right?). I guess a shell script is necessary. So, is it possible to > call 'psql' and returning its query result and I can use sendmail to > email the result? Any other idea? > > Thanks. > > - Bernie > >