DeathStar Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 hi I want to set a cron to update info in a remote database on another webserver. is this possible? if so how? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/38442-cron-updating-remote-db/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
btherl Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Maybe. Ask the person who administers the db on the remote server if it's possible. If it is, they can give you the hostname, username and password to use. Are you familiar with cron and mysql? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/38442-cron-updating-remote-db/#findComment-184469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
o3d Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Try this link: http://www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/38442-cron-updating-remote-db/#findComment-184474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathStar Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 i know how crons work but... must i put in the domain name where the db can be found / then username and password? I am the admin! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/38442-cron-updating-remote-db/#findComment-184479 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonMariner Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 yes Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/38442-cron-updating-remote-db/#findComment-184486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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