Crontab

[WebMasterAJ]

Can someone please show me where I can learn more info on this? I am curious as to if Crontab can run a page like every 24 hours. I never even messed with Crontab... so any help would be appreciated.

Btw, I am on HostRocket

[creole]

http://www.sitepointforums.com/searc...der=descending

[WebMasterAJ]

creole,

With HostRocket, they allow you to "make" a new Crontab within the Control Panel.

Check out this screen shot to get a visual:
http://www.finheaven.com/hrcron.gif


Now, to make that run every 6 hours, I would just put 6 in the hour box - that easy? I know I probably sound stupid, I just need this to work as I will be away, and all I need it to do is run a certain page....


Thanks

[creole]

nope...not QUITE that easy, but close.

To make it run every 6 hours, you would have to put 0,6,12,18. I quote from one of the postst I gave you:

This will run the cron 4 times a day - midnight, 6AM, Noon, and 6PM:

* 00,06,12,18 * * * /home/user/domain-www/script_name

That's what you want right? Since it is just at screenshot, I can't be sure if your control panel would let you input all those numbers in there, but sinec they are valid values, it should. Give it a shot and let me know how it works.

[WebMasterAJ]

Nope, that doesn't seem to work. I put that in, and it doesn't add it to the list of scheduled items.

I thought that would work as it made sense...

Any other thoughts.... anyone?

[creole]

ok...let's be methodical.

What doesn't work about it?

Does it take the values?

Try adding one that will occur in a few minutes and see if it works.

Does it show the one you just added on the list?


It might very well be your crontab program, although unlikely.

[WebMasterAJ]

I IMed HostRocket and they said that I could creat four seperate crontabs and it should work the same...

[Vpekulas]

Not really to the topic, but does anyone know of CONTRAB equivalent on Windows 2000 server to be used in ASP.

I was looking all over for it, no luck

[Paul S]

I'm not working with Win 2000 but in Win 98 you can use the Scheduled Taks. Try searching in the accesories programs.

Paul

[Vpekulas]

Well, that would work if the server was mine, however I need that scheduling on a server where I host my website.

[Paul S]

Originally posted by Vpekulas
Well, that would work if the server was mine, however I need that scheduling on a server where I host my website.

mmm, in that case why you don't ask to the host company? May be they can offer you a solution.

Paul

[Vpekulas]

I did and thy don't offer anything like that by default, so I thougth that maybe there is a DLL or OCX of some kind thta might be able to do that .....