Re: executing script at specified time

cron? Regards, [ lucas ] "Richard Baskett" <rick@baskettcase.com> wrote in message news:B7F36AC3.4B3D%rick@baskettcase.com... > How can I execute a php script at a specified time using an Apache server? > Let's say I wanted to send everyone an email, who had updated their personal > information within the last 24 hours, every night at midnight... > > I would write a script that would get the current date and time, check a > mysql database for all rows that met the date critieria, and automatically > email everyone that met that criteria. > > I am guessing most administrators would not want to make sure they are in > front of a browser at midnight every night to run the script, so how can I > do this? :) > > Thanks ahead of time! > > Rick >