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auctions system problem

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:24 am
by itsmani1
Problem:

I am working on auctions solution, users will be able to bid on products for a given time.

there is product A for 10 days and users will bid on it.

Now the problem is how I will come to know that time is now over and the highest bidder is "xyz" the problem is as soon as auction gets ended i want to send email to the highest bidder. Like auction gets needed on 4th Nov mid night at the same time i want to send email to highest bidder that he is the winner and he need to submit the money.

thank you

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:53 am
by feyd
CRON is your new friend.

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:45 am
by itsmani1
thanks for the reply

but here is a problem

can i set crown for all the products considering there are around 20000 products

any idea?

thank you

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:40 am
by Kieran Huggins
Google "CRON" - it's obviously not what you think it is.