Cron?

[dbarak]

Okay, potentially dumb question time.

 

First, is this the right place for a simple question about Cron jobs?

 

Second (if the answer to the first is yes), can I run any PHP script using Cron, or is it limited to running Cpanel backups?

 

Thanks for any help!

 

Dave

[TCH-Thomas]

1) No (I sent you a pm about to where I moved this post).

 

2) While I have only used cron jobs to do cpanel backups myself, I believe you can use it for anything that needs to run on a scheduled time. Someone more knowledgeable about cron jobs will tell you more, so hold on.

[TCH-Andy]

Thomas is correct, it can be used to run any PHP script.

[TCH-Bruce]

Along with PHP scripts you can use it to run CGI, Perl and other scripts as well.

[dbarak]

Thanks everyone! Cron jobs are going to make things MUCH easier for me. : )