Re: Automating tasks in PHP?

"James, Yz" <liljim@btconnect.com> wrote: > Is there any way of automating tasks in php scripts, WITHOUT having them > open? Ie, having some method or other to send out an email automatically, > once a week, as a newsletter, based on data / criteria from a database? cron. See "man cron" from Linux/Unix commandline. Use it to schedule programs. If you have PHP installed as a CGI you can call a PHP file directly, otherwise you'll have to call it using its full URL using a program like wget or lynx. -- Steve Werby COO 24-7 Computer Services, LLC Tel: 804.817.2470 http://www.247computing.com/