Hey there, got a bit of a problem.
Im working on a website but a client wants it so that after 10 days a user is automatically emailed with a reminder.
In addition he has several newsletters he wants mailed automatically on certain days.
Additionally each user has an expiration date column in their record row. 15 days before this date he wants an email sent out automatically to the user notifying them of the upcoming expiration
is there anyway to some how schedual these autoamted tasks in PHP or what? How would I go about doing this?
Heh quick edit in response to jolly, I believe cron jobs aren't enabled so is there any other way?
ANd if cron jobs are enabled can someone explain them to me and how they work?
Sending emails automatically after 10 days
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EverToDesign
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Sending emails automatically after 10 days
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Hi,
What we also once did, but this isn't an ideal situation is using the scheduler on a windows system, that calls the php file through the internet once a day. But you need to be certain that the windows system is on once every day.
I can explain you how cron jobs work on monday, I've got a description at work. So if you haven't got an answer earlier than I will post it here.
Greetz Jolly.
What we also once did, but this isn't an ideal situation is using the scheduler on a windows system, that calls the php file through the internet once a day. But you need to be certain that the windows system is on once every day.
I can explain you how cron jobs work on monday, I've got a description at work. So if you haven't got an answer earlier than I will post it here.
Greetz Jolly.