What's a cron job?

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  • Chopstick Head

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    What's a cron job?

    What, exactly, is a cron job? A PHP script that runs server side, nonstop?


  • TheReckter

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    Re: What's a cron job?

    A php script that is executed periodically

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    • Jerry Stuckle

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      Re: What's a cron job?

      Chopstick Head wrote:
      What, exactly, is a cron job? A PHP script that runs server side, nonstop?
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      ANY program or script which is run on a scheduled basis under Linux. In
      Windows they are known as Scheduled Tasks.

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      • Chopstick Head

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        Re: What's a cron job?

        Interesting. Thank you.
        >A php script that is executed periodically
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        • TheReckter

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          Re: What's a cron job?

          sorry, my mistake

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          • Chopstick Head

            #6
            Re: What's a cron job?

            A cron demon? Oh, no... :-P I used to fiddle around with linux about... 10
            years ago. Although, I do want to make a web-browser based game in PHP, but
            I need timed events to happen behind the scenes. I haven't actually gotten
            into it, I just am doing... research.
            Actually it can be program or script (php, shell, perl, whatever) which
            is run by the cron daemon periodically. The description of how to do
            this is usually in the "man" pages of the Unix system where the cron job
            is running.
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            • PDannyD

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              Re: What's a cron job?

              On Sunday 19 November 2006 00:46, Chopstick Head [bite@mybuns.com] wrote in
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              What, exactly, is a cron job? A PHP script that runs server side, nonstop?

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              • Duane Phillips

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                Re: What's a cron job?

                The definition also encompasses a few 3rd party tools that have been made
                over the years to duplicate and/or improve upon CRON capabilities... some
                specifically for win for those who are not fond of the win scheduler.

                I prefer a system service, with job setup in a central database, so that the
                app and jobs are more easily ported from one computer to another, with less
                setup time. Fail-over is easier to handle this way. But for a single PC
                need, cron or scheduler is fine.

                Cheers!

                ~ Duane Phillips.

                "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in message
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                Chopstick Head wrote:
                >What, exactly, is a cron job? A PHP script that runs server side,
                >nonstop?
                >
                ANY program or script which is run on a scheduled basis under Linux. In
                Windows they are known as Scheduled Tasks.
                >
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