Re: How to execute a script each day ?

"Emmanuel Halphen" <manu@halphen.net> wrote: > thanks, but is it possible to put the execution of a php script into the > cron ? Yes. I use wget, but lynx and curl can be used as well (among others). There are several downsides though. 1. The path to the script must be a FQDN, not a path on the server. The HTTP request must go outside the server so that Apache can parse the PHP file. That increases your bandwidth usage and if your internet connection is down your script will fail. 2. You either have to hide the script (security by obscurity) or password protect the file, otherwise anyone can execute your script manually (though depending on the script that could be a feature, not a security hole). I prefer to have scripts like this outside of the web root though. Here is what a line in cron will look like ( remove "> /dev/null" if you want the output of the script emailed to you): wget -q --spider host.domain.tld/email_new_users.php > /dev/null Altenately, you can install PHP as a binary instead of an Apache module. Then you can call the PHP files directly without going out over the internet and you can put the scripts outside of the web root. You can have the Apache module version and the CGI (binary) version installed and running simultaneously. -- Steve Werby COO 24-7 Computer Services, LLC Tel: 804.817.2470 http://www.247computing.com/