Question

I have a simple website where users can post ads, i want to set an expiry date based in a mysql table when the user uploads an ad, say in one months time and then when that date is reached then my delete script will be automatically run to remove the ad

any help much appreciated!!

Answer 1

add script:

INSERT INTO ads (expires_on, ...)
VALUES (now() + INTERVAL 1 MONTH, ...) 

delete script:

SELECT ...
WHERE expires_on <= now()

Simply have your delete script run once a day (e.g. cron job)