Making a php script that will run at certain times/after certain amount of time

[Flames]

I want a way to make a script that will automatically run at certain times accessing a MySQL DB e.g. on this forum a script runs every hour.

 

I want it so that if you navigate to the file the script won't run but when it  hits 12:00 it will run without anyone having to open the file and then again at 18:00 to run the file but slightly differently e.g. at 12:00 you get £100 and at 18:00 you get £50.

I also want a method that will make a script run after 15 minutes of inactivity so it starts an internal php timer every time you load a page if the timer gets to 15 minutes (900 seconds) it will access a DB and log a user out and close the session.

 

Anyway of doing this is much appreciated.

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[ngreenwood6]

I think that you are looking for a cron job. google it.

[trecool999]

You may need to look up cron jobs.

If you are using a shared server though, there is a chance it probably isn't supported without using an alternative.

[Flames]

Thanks both of you i found a good example of Cron Jobs in php and mysql and i checked my host and it has a GUI Cron that i can use.

[trecool999]

No problem .

Damn these shared servers...