Re: newbie: cron jobs

thanks! but how can I acces cron -e? with a php script or I have to use telnet? "Cal Evans" <cal@calevans.com> wrote in message news:FLEGKEMHDIDDEJOGHHNFOEBJELAA.cal@calevans.com... > 1: Yes, if your host has given you permission to run cron jobs. Some hosts > lock cron to only root or to a specific subset of users. If you have > permission to create them, crontab -e will give you the editor to edit them. > (hint: man crontab. read it. Now read it again.) > > 2: man cron, man crontab, > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cron+tutorial > > 3: This is one of those, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" > questions. Technically, no, there is nothing special about a "cron job" cron > is a program that runs other programs or shell scripts at pre-determined > intervals. However, it doesn't bother to check to see if it's a good idea to > run the job or if you are going to eradicate all life on earth by running > this job. cron just runs the job. If I were you, I'd consult with a > professional or at least a ranking armature before trying to implement a > cron job on any machine you care about. > > My $0.02 worth, > =C= > * > * Cal Evans > * Journeyman Programmer > * Techno-Mage > * http://www.calevans.com > * > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Edgard Berendsen [mailto:edgard@ebm.cl] > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:11 AM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] newbie: cron jobs > > > Hi, > I'm new to cron jobs and I need to do one. > > 1- It's possible to program cron jobs in a remote server where > you can't modify something, for example, a normal web-hosting? > > 2-Where can I find more informationa about? > > 3-It's there something special I should know to program one? > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >