Run a PHP Script Automatically at a Specified Time

Thank you so much.

This is one of the VERY few tutorial videos that is a pleasure to watch and isn't annoying. well done

One thing to be aware of is that in early versions on UNIX (pre system V, I think), all 5 fields were anded. So in your first example, it would only have fired on 21st August if it happened to be a Friday. I think all Linux versions use the modern interpretation. It's rare that you'd want to specify both day of month and day of week, but it's probably a good idea to avoid.

Thank you Dave for the explanation. It is very easy to understand for a beginner like me. May I know if i want to implement this for my bidding system. For example, to send out emails to highest bidder after the countdown timer ends. Can I do that? Thank you in advance!

is this the standard to execute for example a record generator on mysql? and if I want to upload my web in a hosting, Do I have to use their resources to schedule in the same way?

thank you

Hello !
First, thanks for this tutorial.

I have a situation that I wonder if it's good to use cron tasks. I have my website logo which is an image and in my database there is a table with global information about the website including a field "url_logo_website" that has " christmas_logo.png" as value. I was wondering if we can, every Christmas/Easter/Halloween/Etc season, change this field. I have no problem about doing the php+sql script, I'm just wondering... Do you think I would have to make a single task for every event I want to change my logo's url ? Also will I have to make many separated scripts for each event?

I have my website that has a MVC structure. Can I give the cron task a route going all the way to my controller so it will execute a php function inside my class? (The goal would be to be able to have a controller dedicated to all methods related to cron tasks).

Also... (Sorry for all those questions) do you think we can control cron tasks from an admin dashboard inside the website?

Straight to the point. Very informative and easy to follow.

hallo i want to update a table in tatabase after checking the date it was created if it is == 3o days updste values. and reset updated date ..like that how can i do that thanks for great explanation

Hello Dave Hollingworth Channel,
Thanks so much for your lession, it is very good and work for me
But I want to know if task scheduler can execute another function beside insert query?
For example: I want to export report as xlsx file everyday at 5:00 PM, Could I do that?
Thanks in advance and hope to get your response soon.

Simple and to the point. Excellent tutorial. Thanks a lot

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Is there a video about how to add a SQL file run like like that? I need to run an SQL Update every 15 minutes to clearing pending alerts.

For Mac and linux cron is used for windows??

How to execute program for every 45 mins daily

You have to add “USING CRON” on you video title

I need to do some scheduler manually since cron limited to one minutes only , + some projects I need to add/edit sheduler manually

Which command line xampp,cmd or phpstorm terminal im doing it locally?

How about 1 time scheduled jobs. How can I specify a one time job.

Fantastic explanation, thanks!

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Thanks a lot

with our technology this world is going wild

it is possibel to send 1 mail on every 40seconds to different email ids???

Perfect!!!! thanks a lot! clear, visual and lots of resources.

Subscribed ! what an explanation! Well done !!!

i want to send mail every 40sec with new email id from database using php.

plzzzzz anyone help me

does the hello php.php file contain the script you want to send with a cron?

This is very very nice video, top, but with wrong title. The tutorial is not about php, but cron job.
Thus i wanted to know about cron jobs, how it works and i never had opportunity to hear about that, it met my knowledge wish, despite of wrong title, where i something others expected. Thank you.

Hi Dave, Can I run the script on a webpage? I want to learn how to create a script that will input my email address in a field and click submit once a day for x days. Cheers!

Run in 1.25 speed and this is perfect.

can u give your mail id

thx

Well presented, clear and concise. The graphics in the first half help allot.

Great turtorial, explains the subject at a good and clear speed.

i need help ?