i wonder how can i schedule and automate tasks in PHP? can i? or is web server features like cron jobs needed.
i am wondering if there is a way i can say delete files after say 3 days when the file are likely outdated or not needed
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i wonder how can i schedule and automate tasks in PHP? can i? or is web server features like cron jobs needed.
i am wondering if there is a way i can say delete files after say 3 days when the file are likely outdated or not needed
PHP natively doesn’t support automating tasks, you have to build a solution yourself or search google for available solutions. If you have a frequently visited site/page, you could add a timestamp to the database linking to the file, when visiting your site in a chosen time (e.g. 8 in the morning) the script (e.g. deleteOlderDocuments.php) runs and deletes the files that are older.
Just an idea. Hope it helps.