Re: [PHP] Using PHP for server utilities

2001-10-25 Thread Chuck Theobald
Scott, This seems a pretty elementary task, ATC, though the detection of when the transfers are done is problematic. You could use the filesystem functions, particularly stat(), for assistance. I run php code as regular programs, not for web-based access, pretty regularly. You simply use the s

[PHP] Using PHP for server utilities

2001-10-25 Thread Scott
Hello- I am dreading having to break out my perl books, so here is a thought about using PHP on the server to handle a chore for me. I have a Linux ftp server that accepts files from a mainframe every night. I need to take those files, determine when the transfer is done and then re-send them t