1: Yes, if your host has given you permission to run cron jobs. Some hosts lock cron to only root or to a specific subset of users. If you have permission to create them, crontab -e will give you the editor to edit them. (hint: man crontab. read it. Now read it again.)
2: man cron, man crontab, http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cron+tutorial 3: This is one of those, "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" questions. Technically, no, there is nothing special about a "cron job" cron is a program that runs other programs or shell scripts at pre-determined intervals. However, it doesn't bother to check to see if it's a good idea to run the job or if you are going to eradicate all life on earth by running this job. cron just runs the job. If I were you, I'd consult with a professional or at least a ranking armature before trying to implement a cron job on any machine you care about. My $0.02 worth, =C= * * Cal Evans * Journeyman Programmer * Techno-Mage * http://www.calevans.com * -----Original Message----- From: Edgard Berendsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 8:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] newbie: cron jobs Hi, I'm new to cron jobs and I need to do one. 1- It's possible to program cron jobs in a remote server where you can't modify something, for example, a normal web-hosting? 2-Where can I find more informationa about? 3-It's there something special I should know to program one? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
