Re: Re: How can I add records to database every 60 minutes???

> i take it scripts are being called over and over right? if so then add a > time function to one of those scripts. when gameplay starts load the time to > mysql (or a file) and then everytime the script is run check the time to see > if the time has exceeded 60 minuets, if it has run you php script to load > the data to mysql. the trouble with this is what if no-one hits the page for several hours? will it run 3-4 updates at once, or just the one? i'm guessing what your actually after is cron. you'd be running it on a *nix box for this, but you get cron to run the script every hour. i'm guessing your making some kind of ticker? similar to that in www.planetarion.com ? it's a fairly easy thing to do, and if you do a search for planetarion clones, you'll find exactly what your looking for. don't have a script that runs permanently tho, please. huge waste of resources, and you've also got the problems of timeouts, and how to restart a script if it crashes.