Re: [GENERAL] Re: [PHP-DB] Re: [SQL] a script that queries database periodically

> Jason wrote: > > > > aolserver is a web/application server. PHP is a server-side scripting > > language. Why exactly *should* it have a job scheduler? > > > > Some (such as myself) might also ask why should a web server have a job > > scheduler, but that's a thread for a different list :) > > Because PHP is supposed to solve web development problems. And this is > one of them. It's very useful. I disagree! Cronjobs are not a web development problem. That is something that should be handled on the server/machine side. PHP is purely designed to dynamically create web pages. It has other things built into it, but each one interfaces with the web page somehow. A cronjob doesn't use the web at all. The web is an interactive thing and the whole purpose of a job scheduler is to avoid interaction. Sure a job scheduler is useful, but it is outside the scope and mission of PHP. -Dan