Running PHP Scripts with Cron

[klite]

Can i run a PHP script on cron. If yes then what are the syntax need to define in code as a Web language. If PHP scripts with no executable permissions then what will be the command in corn line.

[Zecho]

Cron is a simple Linux module which allow user to run command at regular interval of time. Cron is normally available on all Unix and Linux distributions; if you cannot access it, contact your root or server administrator.Cron enables users to schedule jobs (commands or shell scripts) to run automatically at a certain time or date. It is commonly used to perform system maintenance or administration.

[Walby]

Run a PHP script on cron : If your PHP scripts do not have executable permissions, 644 or -rw-r--r-- (which is different code for tread permission and write permission ) for example, then as part of the command portion of the cron line, you must specify the php interpreter and pass it the filename of the PHP script.

[Aberto]

With cron jobs, you can exactly plan when a certain command is to be executed. Sure you can create simple scripts for each job and run them all separately via a Unix crontab, but this self-contained script allows running unlimited jobs all from one file.

[Modifier]

To get a crontab to call a php script You'll need some basic knowledge of unix shell commands.Users can have their own individual crontab files and often there is a systemwide crontab file (usually in /etc or a subdirectory of /etc).

[kelfro]

Scripts to emulate crontab : Pseudocron, a simple PHP script and Fake Cron (you don't have access to Cron, then this CGI will help you by imitating Cron) Yes, you can run in a crontab in php. What you need is php compiled as a cgi (you can have both cgi and apache module).