Cron job on a virtual account

**iBram007** · Jun 3, 2001 07:36

Is it possible to create a cron job on my virtual server, so I don't have access to the apache, php and mysql folder...
just wondering about that

**petesmc** · Jun 3, 2001 08:01

Hi,

Yes you most likely can unless your host doesn't allow it.

-Peter

**thewitt** · Jun 3, 2001 09:57

Try typing crontab -e and see what happens...

-t

**iBram007** · Jun 3, 2001 11:07

I've just sent a mail to my host where I ask of it's possible

thewitt, you talked about "typing", I'm a newbie in cronjobs, where do I type that?
btw, I don't have a telnet account.

**petesmc** · Jun 3, 2001 11:25

If you don't have telnet then you can't use crontab unless the host does it for you or you have an option in the control panel.

-Peter

**qslack** · Jun 3, 2001 11:30

You could use PHP's system() command to run programs on your server. You should ask your host before you do that, though.

**slighltywhacked** · Jun 3, 2001 15:33

whats a cronjob?

**timnz** · Jun 4, 2001 01:04

A cronjob is a task that you set to do at certain time periods, say every 2 hours, or everyday etc

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