PHP Scripts Cron Jobs

[topflight]

Quick question may somebody please tell me how can I run a simple PHP script every 15 mins every day every month, every week and etc.. lol

[-Karl-]

You've stated how, via using a Cron Job.

[jcbones]

Are you asking how to make a Crontab?

 

http://adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference

[topflight]

Well basically I need a script to be raned every 15mins without someone visiting the page.

[trq]

So, take a look at the link in the previous reply.

[topflight]

I am still confused, do I need to add a certain piece of code to the file I want to be executed?

[trq]

If the script you want executed is a php script it should contain a shebang line on the very first line. This lets the shell know what program should execute your script. eg;

 

#/usr/bin/php
<?php

// some php script

?>

 

You can now simply put;

 

10 * * * * /path/to/your/script.php

 

in your crontab. Otherwise, without the shebang, you need to actually specify what program to use to execute your script within the crontab entry;

 

10 * * * * /usr/bin/php /path/to/your/script.php

[DWilliams]

I am still confused, do I need to add a certain piece of code to the file I want to be executed?

 

I think your confusion here stems from the fact that you're only used to seeing PHP run on the web. PHP is a scripting language just like any other. If you stick it in a file and mark it executable you can pass it to the PHP CLI interpreter instead of having it called by apache or whatever webserver you're using. The procedure for setting up the cron job is exactly the same whether it's a shell script, python script, perl script, PHP script, or any other executable.