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Best way to periodically execute a PHP script?
I need to run a php script which continuously collects information from one site, and as soon as that information is collected I need the server to store the information on the database and then update other sites and to continuously repeat the process. The only problem is that I need these php scripts to run without the user visiting the page or even the site for that matter.
Not only this I need the scripts to be running 24/7 or at least run when one site has changed, enabling it to update the others almost instantly. Can anyone suggest what I can do?
You could have your PHP script run as a cron job.
(Of course, you’ll need to be able to set up cron jobs on your server)