flyingsheep
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all i need to do is, in an html document, add one to a number every day at a specific time, how could i do this?
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sleipnir214
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I'm not sure I understand your question, but I think that a scheduled script should do what you need done.
Using either cron (if on a unix-like OS) or the scheduler service (if on a Win32 OS), you could have a script run which performs the needed operation.
On most systems, it's not necessary to invoke a PHP script through a web server -- usually, a stand-alone PHP interpreter is available, too.
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Using either cron (if on a unix-like OS) or the scheduler service (if on a Win32 OS), you could have a script run which performs the needed operation.
On most systems, it's not necessary to invoke a PHP script through a web server -- usually, a stand-alone PHP interpreter is available, too.
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flyingsheep
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but is there some way the number could be incrimented automatically on the webserver on which the html file is located?
sleipnir214
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I don't understand.
Some mechanism must be set up for the increment to happen. This must be some kind of scheduled activity -- that's the "automatic" part of the question.
But I don't understand what you mean about an HTML file. An HTML file is a static file -- incrementing some counter somewhere will not affect the file.
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Some mechanism must be set up for the increment to happen. This must be some kind of scheduled activity -- that's the "automatic" part of the question.
But I don't understand what you mean about an HTML file. An HTML file is a static file -- incrementing some counter somewhere will not affect the file.
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flyingsheep
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here is where i need the counter:
<P><A href=" src="/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/sundays/thumbnails/062704.gif" width="300" height="71" border="0" lowsrc="media/eyesanim2.gif"></A></P>
</TD> </TR> </TABLE>
i need the counter where it says Product_Count=23, cant i do this in php?
<P><A href=" src="/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/sundays/thumbnails/062704.gif" width="300" height="71" border="0" lowsrc="media/eyesanim2.gif"></A></P>
</TD> </TR> </TABLE>
i need the counter where it says Product_Count=23, cant i do this in php?
sleipnir214
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It could.
I assume that you're asking about Product_Count. What does that number represent?
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I assume that you're asking about Product_Count. What does that number represent?
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flyingsheep
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its a placeholder of sorts in a database of comic strips for homepage
sleipnir214
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That doesn't help.
The reason I'm asking is that the meaning of the number might give a clue as to the best way to update it.
However, if it's just a placeholder, it sounds to me like it's just an arbitrary value.
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The reason I'm asking is that the meaning of the number might give a clue as to the best way to update it.
However, if it's just a placeholder, it sounds to me like it's just an arbitrary value.
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