PHP as a Cron job.

[kapok2002]

I need a PHP script to be fired off on a set interval of time.&nbsp;&nbsp;I would like to put it into Cron, but I don't know how to set it up to accept PHP scripts.<br><br>I also heard that I can use a Perl script to call a PHP script.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't know how to do this either, though.<br><br>If there's a simpler solution, I sure would like to hear it.&nbsp;&nbsp;If there's a solution at all, I sure would like to hear it.

 

[viliche]

Compile PHP as CGI (ie, leave off --with-apache or --with-apxs and keep<br>all the other compile switches the same).<br><br>Then, simply add a line to your cron file using crontab -e (see man 5<br>crontab) like usual.<br><br>Don't forget to call php with the -q option to suppress HTTP headers.<br><br>Alternatively, if you have access to lynx you can leave PHP alone and<br>put the following into your crontab.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;lynx -dump <A HREF="

http://www.myhost.com/myscript.phtml"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.myhost.com/myscript.phtml</A><br><br>crontab

mails you the results of the script automatically.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can<br>suppress this mail from being sent by redirecting the output to a file:<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;lynx -dump <A HREF="

http://www.myhost.com/myscript.phtml"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.myhost.com/myscript.phtml</A>

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