[SOLVED] Autorun page

[wg]

Hi!
Ok, i made a PHP script wich updates things in MySQL etc.
I asked in a PHP Forum for help to autorun this page so i don't need to run it my self.
In the PHP forum they gave me this thing:
Using Windows - read about schedules
Using Linux - read about cronjobs.
Ofcourse im using Gentoo Linux 2007.0 so i need to use cronjobs.
Im using vixie-cron...
I was wondering is it even possible to run a PHP page from a cron?
If yes - how, for example, every hour?

[db_404]

Well, if the php file is just something you can access directly (i.e. without having to log in, doesn't need anything specific from a browser) you should just be able to do:

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php phpfilename.php

in cron (have a look at the manpage for the format from the crontab and also the options for redirecting any output etc.)

If you have to do something that would require the use of a browser (e.g. have to be logged into a portal before performing some action) then you can always schedule wget via cron to do the execution (but that would require some more work to set up).

I think for most maintenance tasks just running php from the CLI should work for you.

[wg]

Wierd stuff coming out from php update.php!
Anyway... while i was installing Gentoo i noticed i selected a mirror for stage3 in a text-based browser.
I think it was called 'links'.
Will that work?
Btw, update.php has this:

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for($i = 0; $i < 5000; $i++) {
}

I think this makes it go around and wouldn't quit when its done or something.

[db_404]

Wierd stuff coming out from php update.php!

What was the output?

Anyway... while i was installing Gentoo i noticed i selected a mirror for stage3 in a text-based browser.
I think it was called 'links'.
Will that work?

Maybe - you will also have the program wget installed, have a look at the man page for that. It has better options for command line/scripting control. Links is more of a text based browser to be used by person (although I have used it when I needed html parsing in a script).

Something like:

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wget -q -O - www.foo.com/foo/foo > /dev/null

is probably close to what you need.

[wg]

Thx, it works!