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ngungo
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Scheduled php script

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Need advise on how to scheduling a php script. By itself using timer, by cron job etc... Good, bad or ugly...
Thanks in advance!
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:arrow: Moved to PHP Code. This is not a Theory & Design topic.
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Cron job.
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Is that cronjob the only way?
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for windows there is task manager.. there are also some web services out there on the web to call upon scripts at designated times.
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