RE: [PHP] time based execution

type: man cron in command prompt. -----Original Message----- From: manohar sadhasivam [mailto:sadhasivammanohar@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 11:12 PM To: Maxim Maletsky Subject: RE: [PHP] time based execution Hi, Thanks. But i am very new to Linux and php runs as Apache module in my server. Can u please give me some pointers where i can learn more about cron with php? mano >From: Maxim Maletsky <maxim@japaninc.net> >To: 'manohar sadhasivam' <sadhasivammanohar@hotmail.com> >CC: "'PHP General List. (E-mail)'" <php-general@lists.php.net> >Subject: RE: [PHP] time based execution >Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 16:42:32 +0900 > >you should create a script (a.php) that does this job. then run the script >(a.php) from cron every * minutes/hours/days.. > >or if you want to be TOO precise then get a script (b.php) that checks for >the date and which is running every 10 minutes, for example, and then >whenever an update is needed it starts the script (a.php). > >this is kind of good way to do this checks. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: manohar sadhasivam [mailto:sadhasivammanohar@hotmail.com] >Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:06 PM >To: php-general@lists.php.net >Subject: [PHP] time based execution > > >Hi all, >I send an order to a vendor. He has to reply within a time and his response >will update a record in a Mysql table. If there is no response from him for >a certain time, the system should place order to the next level vendor >automatically. How do i do this? I have no clues. >Please write to me "sadhasivammanohar@hotmail.com" >mano. >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.