Re: Running a PHP script at a specified time

Jan De Luyck <jandeluyck@gmx.net> wrote in message news:8bl7p9$j2i$1@www.php.net... > Hello, > Is it possible with a certain script, to let php execute functions a certain > times? > I would like to create a script that checks each 10 minutes if there is new > mail at a mail-account, and if there is, notify me using my pager. First, check "man cron" and then add */10 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php /any/path/to/your/script.php to your crontab. If you have php compiled as a module and can't execute it from your shell, do something like this */10 * * * * /usr/bin/wget http://any.server/with/your/script.php which basically does the same thing as if somebody requested your page every 10 minutes. But if you just want to check your mail, I it's best to just use procmail for that. Ime