asmith Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 how can i make a cron file ? i've read some articles , but got more confused . anywhere to explain how to make a cron file to run scripts at a certain time, for dummies ? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/80419-solved-cron-file-for-dummies/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHP_PhREEEk Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 There is no such thing as a 'CRON' file. CRON is a server service that is capable of awakening every so often to run any script that the server supports, be it PERL, PHP, Python, whatever. PhREEEk Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/80419-solved-cron-file-for-dummies/#findComment-407771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmith Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 ohhh !! so i must get my web hosting first, then use their service ,huh? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/80419-solved-cron-file-for-dummies/#findComment-407789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajivgonsalves Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Yep they would give you an interface to set up the crontab so it should be easy enough! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/80419-solved-cron-file-for-dummies/#findComment-407792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmith Posted December 6, 2007 Author Share Posted December 6, 2007 good new to me ! thanks guys ! Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/80419-solved-cron-file-for-dummies/#findComment-407819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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