makeshift_theory Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Sorry didn't know a better subject line first off....Secondly here is the situation, I have written a php application that will watch different ports on my home server and display whether they are off or on, so I can check the status of my server at all times. However I would like to implement some new functionality into this but I would like some opinions first. The new functionality I would like to add is if a particular service goes down say Proftpd which is on port 21, I want it to send me an e-mail saying that service is down. Now I know how to code all of that fine however I would for the script to "run on it's own." The only two ways I can see doing this are to add a refresh on the page and keep it open at all times or create a shell script to open the page every so often. I would like you guy's opinion on it before I attempt anything. BTW I write on Linux so I can't do batch files, I use sh. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/25077-php-constantly-running-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 personally i'd just start a cron job to run every minute or so, depending on how often you want it to run. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/25077-php-constantly-running-question/#findComment-114296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
makeshift_theory Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 That's pretty much the exact words my co-worker said, I suppose that's probably going to be the best option. Thanks a bunch. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/25077-php-constantly-running-question/#findComment-114338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SieRobin Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Cron jobs is your only other option, lol. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/25077-php-constantly-running-question/#findComment-114344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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