How can i put a cron timer to a script ?

[Nuv]

Hey,

 

When my backup.php is executed, i need my interrupt.php to start too and should run at an interval of 15mins, and before completion of my backup.php my interrupt.php should stop. Something like

 

<?php
//Start interrupt.php again and again at an interval of 15 mins

// Rest of my code here

//Stop interrupt.php

?>

 

Though i have no clue how to do that . Any leads ? Is there any function for that ?

 

Thankyou. 

[j802]

How about the sleep() or time_sleep_until() functions?

[boompa]

You could use a system call to at (man at) within the interrupt.php script to run itself 15 minutes after it starts or ends, depending on your needs.

[Nuv]

At(1) is new. Thankyou for that. Does it only work for Linux or Php running on windows too ?

 

Secondly, I was thinking of using http://us2.php.net/language.operators.execution. Add `interrupt.php`; in the code of backup.php.

 

And in interrupt.php ill use

 

<?php
while(1) {
//main interrupt code here
sleep(54000); // 54000 = 15 mins
}

 

Can something like that work ?