Server Side Program to call PHP processes

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ExpertAlmost
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Server Side Program to call PHP processes

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Good morning!

I need a control program that runs continuously on the server and waits for a time/date/file-found trigger to initiate one of several PHP processes. Each PHP process being initiated requires one or more input variables from the control program: My_PHP_Program(Var1, Var2, Var3). No user/client-side calls (no forms) are made with no HTML output being produced. Each PHP process just generates files which are later accessed by user/client-side page calls in the usual manner.

Can someone provide me with code examples/pointers? (I am assuming that my host site will run Unix/Linux but I will also want to test this locally on my WinXP Apache server.)

Pseude-code example:

My_Control_Program waits for new hour to begin then
On Hour: My_Control_Program calls PHP program: Collect_Data(HourData) to collect hour data and generate a new file: NewHourDataFile
My_Control_Program checks every minute for NewHourDataFile
When NewHourDataFile exists, My_Control_Program calls PHP program: Build_Graphics(NewHourDataFileName) to generate new hour graphics for all users.
My_Control_Program waits/checks ...

Thank you everyone!
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