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What's the best way to use a cron jobs?

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:54 pm
by montyauto
Wonder if any of you are using cron jobs.

What's the best way to use a cron jobs?

- search engine submission?
- post to multiple websites?
- vote banners?
- search online free staffs?

Its really appreciate if you would share info if there any script you use.

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:02 pm
by superdezign
Umm... Those don't seem like usages I've ever heard of. I've heard of using it for newsletters, email notifications, database back-ups... That sort of thing.

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:22 pm
by timvw
"CRON" is an acronym that stands for "Command Run ON". (which should make clear for what it comes in handy)

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:39 pm
by ReverendDexter
timvw wrote:"CRON" is an acronym that stands for "Command Run ON". (which should make clear for what it comes in handy)
Really? I thought it had to do with the prefix cron-, as in time (i.e. Cronus, cronometer, etc.). Or is that spelled "chron-"?

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:42 pm
by s.dot
My main use of cron jobs is to save database queries. I often make the cronjob script query for data and write to small .html files that I include on .php pages.

Alot of the time, queries don't need to be sent on every page load for data that changes hourly or daily.

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:56 pm
by timvw
Wikipedia seems to agree with me... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron