Run update script every 24 hours

[raimis100]

Hi!

 

I can't use cronjobs on my server so I decided that my update script could be run by my sites visitors.

 

Now I am trying to figure out how.

 

Idea was to get system time every time the visitor opens the page and If more than 24 hours are passed then run script.

 

The update script would save time when it has run on text file.

 

I am php newbie so I need some help here.

I am also looking at the php time functions now to figure out how to do it.

[DeanWhitehouse]

The problem with that is that you will be relying on people coming on your site frequently.

[raimis100]

Yea , but I have no other ideas :/

Actually I have regular visitors so that's ok

[DeanWhitehouse]

do you want to run it the same time , every day?

[raimis100]

Does not matter If it has run on 8am or 8pm.

[raimis100]

I took a look at php tuts

 

Here is what I can think of :

 

  If (date("z") > file_get_contents ('updatetime.txt')) 
  {
    Update;
    $fp = fopen('updatetime.txt', 'w');
    fwrite($fp, date("z"));
    fclose($fp);
  }

 

Do you have a better idea ?

[redarrow]

it a wast off time you got to run a cron job...............

 

relying on user being on the web site to update a database or flat file is stupid

and not the correct way to do computer programming.................................