bcamp1973 Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I'm attempting to build a modest calendar application and i'd like it to have automated reminders that are userconfigurable. is it possible to even do this with php? i don't even know where to begin. Everything i've done with php to date is a simple script that waits for user input to give an immediate result... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/13758-phpmysql-calendar-how-do-i-send-reminders/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 you need to look into running CRON jobs. this is the only way to set a time for something to go out. basically, you'd want to set a job to run every night at midnight (or whenever) and send out all reminders for the following day. i'm not sure of another way to readily accomplish what you're after. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/13758-phpmysql-calendar-how-do-i-send-reminders/#findComment-53474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcamp1973 Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 I've done some more googling and you're right cron seems to be the only way to go. I found these two articles. Looks like i should be able to figure it out from here. Fortunately my ISP lets me set up cron jobs so this should work. Thanks!http://remindme.omnilogic.net/docs/page10.htmlhttp://www.devarticles.com/c/a/MySQL/Setup-Your-Personal-Reminder-System-Using-PHP/ Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/13758-phpmysql-calendar-how-do-i-send-reminders/#findComment-53480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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