PHP / MySQL and Shell

[dyluck]

Hi There,

 

I have a question.  I have a few scripts that are specifically designed to be run from shell for the purpose of Cron.

 

I want to be able to write 1 php script to run as a CRON JOB that executes these other shell level php scripts on a daily basis?

 

Thanks

[AbraCadaver]

Use an include in your 1 script to include the others.  This can be as simple as just including each, or reading all files in a directory and including them, etc...

[dyluck]

you see the problem is, the php files that are to be executed in shell have commands like this 

 

php daily_cronfile.php specificID

i.e.  php daily_cronfile.php blaa1

 

 

so how do I execute that in a php file?  something like:  shell_exec('php daily_cronfile.php blaa1')  command within the main php file?

[AbraCadaver]

you see the problem is, the php files that are to be executed in shell have commands like this 

 

php daily_cronfile.php specificID

i.e.  php daily_cronfile.php blaa1

 

 

so how do I execute that in a php file?  something like:  shell_exec('php daily_cronfile.php blaa1')  command within the main php file?

 

Yes, exec() or shell_exec() will work.

[dyluck]

thanks

I found some examples on PHP.net