Re: Newbie:Backend scripts

Yes, on a Unix machine you can run a cron job (not sure how to do that since I don't use Unix, maybe someone can fill him in) or on windows 2000 you can insert a new task into the scheduler and just have it link to Internet Explorer and then the web page like this: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe http://www.yoursite.com/script.php Ruslan Ohitin wrote:

Hi, Try to use a scheduler to run command php.exe -q x:\path\to\your\script.php every 2 hours. (-q - do not output HTTP headers) P> Hi, P> I am using php4 with mssql backend loaded on windows 2000. P> Here is my problem: P> I want to update my database contents every 2 hours with some sql P> statements. P> Is there anyway I can write scripts in php and run them every 2 hours? P> Anyother solutions are most welcome. P> Thank You, P> Sagil.

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