Re: Running a PHP script on an automated regular schedule

Best way to achieve this would be cron/crontab http://www.webmasters-central.com/t/cron.shtml HTH Craig "I.A. Gray" <tech@selectperformers.com> wrote in message news:GKENIOKKDEHBGNGOCJHNEEHGCHAA.tech@selectperformers.com... > Hi. > > I am wanting to use a PHP script to check on an hourly/daily basis on a few > things- ie links on my sites, whether the sites are up and running and also > to send an e-mail to me. I know how to do this using PHP but my problem is > how to have this running 24/7. I can't really have this on a web page as > wouldn't it time out? I don't have my own server and so use a hosting > company. Is there a way of running a PHP script on a regular basis (say > every 10 or 30 mins, or hourly or daily)? Would I have to set up my own > server to do this? I just the simplest way of acheiving this. Any ideas? > Does anyone know of any decent link checkers written in PHP that I could > implement? > > Many thanks, > > Ian Gray >