RE: [PHP-WIN] scheduling tasks

Since this is the Windows list, i take the chance and answer how i did it on XP :) I created a batch file that does some sql fixup, and append the result to a log. @"c:\program files\php\cli\php.exe" E:\www\admin\sql.php >>e:\www\log\.maintainance.log in the sql.php, I set the first line to: ini_set ( "error_log", "e:\www\log\maintainance.log"); this seem to solve the problem with print not always working, not to mention error reporting, which on my system runs trough apache. If you want a totally web based schedule try wget.exe from cygwin intstead of php.exe. I havent been able to make an appending log with that one, though. hope this helps.. olav bringedal jaggu.org --- Warren Vail <warren@vailtech.net> wrote: > Easy enough, however the solution depends on your platform. > Some windows machines have an "at" command that will schedule tasks (I have > used this on NT workstation, but had problems on nt server, seems the > implementation of ms sql server replaced this with one that could not be > executed from command line). > > > be aware that when you run php outside the web server (which is what you are > proposing), some things don't work; > > echo output seems to disappear; > suggest you use logging to document how your process went > hint: if you include the year and month in the log file name, you start a > new log file every month. > > good luck, > > Warren Vail > warren@vailtech.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 12:43 PM > To: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-WIN] scheduling tasks > > > Anyone know if there is anyway to schedule a script to run every so often on > a web server? For example, I have a script that I would like to run > everyday, but I don't feel like going to the page every single day to have > it run. Anyone got any ideas? > > Matt ===== -- Olav Bringedal jaggu.org __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus For a better Internet experience http://www.yahoo.co.uk/btoffer