Re: [php] scheduled task in php

On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Kyle Smith <kyle.smith@inforonics.com>wrote: > There's no need for third party software, windows has a scheduled task > system. > > Make a scheduled task and for the application select the php executable > (Maybe C:\PHP\bin\php.exe, or some such.). Once the wizard is complete > select the checkbox that says "Open the task when I click Finish". Now > place the full path of your script after the executable in the field > provided so it looks something like: > > "C:\PHP\php.exe" "C:\Documents and Settings\Kyle\My > Documents\scripts\MyCronPHPScript.php" > > HTH, > Kyle > > *Kyle Smith* > UNIX/Linux Systems Administrator > Inforonics, LLC > > > > Jan G.B. wrote: > >> Or even with CRONw if "via window" is an indicator for the evil OS. >> http://cronw.sourceforge.net/ >> (I personally didn't test this software) >> bye >> >> 2009/4/2 Michel OLIVIER <michel.olivier@mc2i.fr>: >> >> >>> hi, >>> with a cron and wget? >>> >>> 2009/4/2 Andrew Williams <andrew4williams@gmail.com>: >>> >>> >>>> All, >>>> >>>> Please how can you run a timed php script file via window scheduled >>>> task. or >>>> how can u execute a php script on a a time interval for instance every >>>> 4minutes >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Best Wishes >>>> Andrew Williams >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > I have found Window's task scheduler utterly insufficient. I understand, and agree with, your desire to keep things native but I have thrown that away for my scheduled events. I swear bt VisualCron [ http://www.visualcron.com/].