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Asked: 2026-05-11T07:40:50+00:00

I have some functions that use curl to pull information off a couple of

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I have some functions that use curl to pull information off a couple of sites and insert them into my database. I was just wondering what is the best way to go about executing this task every 24 hours?

I am running off windows now, but will probably switch to linux once I am live (if that makes a difference). I am working inside symfomy framework now.

I hear cronjobs can do this this…but looking at the site it seems to work remotely and I would rather just keep things in house…Can i just ‘run a service’ on my computer? whatever that means 😉 (have heard it used)

thanks for any help, Andrew

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  1. This is exactly what Cron (linux) or Scheduled Tasks (windows) are for.

    You can run them on your application server to keep everything in one place.

    For example, I have a cron running on my home server to backup its MySQL databases every day. Only one system is involved in this process.

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