Re: Schedule tasks from server
| From: | Daniel Brown | Date: | Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:48:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Schedule tasks from server | ||
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On Feb 4, 2008 9:30 AM, Pieter du Toit <pieter@lpwebdesign.co.za> wrote:
> Hi people
>
> Is there a way that i can schedule tasks on my webserver that will
> automatically fire on a certain time and date, without anyone visiting the
> website?
In any case, yes.... but the method depends on whether it's a
POSIX-based system (*nix, Linux, MacOS, etc.) or Windows machine. On
the former, you'd use cron jobs, while on the latter, you'd use
scheduled tasks.
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</Dan>
Daniel P. Brown
Senior Unix Geek
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