<?php
// ===================
// Cron script: 
//
// Author: Robert Banh
// Date: 
// ===================
set_time_limit(0);
$currTime = date("F j, Y, g:i:sa");
echo "========================\r\n";
echo "Cron: \r\n";
echo "Job started: $currTime\r\n";
echo "========================\r\n";

// ===================
// libs
// ===================
$path = '/home/user/';
require_once($path . 'db.php');
require_once($path . 'dbFacade.php');

// ===================
// mysql init
// ===================
$dbFacade = new dbFacade();
$x= $dbFacade->blah();
echo "-- Total items: " . count($x) . "\r\n\r\n";


// =======================================
$currTime = date("F j, Y, g:i:sa");
echo "\r\n========================\r\n";
echo "Job finished: $currTime\r\n";
?>

html+php

1

Cron template file

<?php
// ===================
// Cron script: 
//
// Author: Robert Banh
// Date: 
// ===================
set_time_limit(0);
$currTime = date("F j, Y, g:i:sa");
echo "========================\r\n";
echo "Cron: \r\n";
echo "Job started: $currTime\r\n";
echo "========================\r\n";

// ===================
// libs
// ===================
$path = '/home/user/';
require_once($path . 'db.php');
require_once($path . 'dbFacade.php');

// ===================
// mysql init
// ===================
$dbFacade = new dbFacade();
$x= $dbFacade->blah();
echo "-- Total items: " . count($x) . "\r\n\r\n";


// =======================================
$currTime = date("F j, Y, g:i:sa");
echo "\r\n========================\r\n";
echo "Job finished: $currTime\r\n";
?>

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• cron, 
• php

# This will kick off a cron job at 2:07am.

which $EDITOR
EDITOR=vi
export EDITOR

crontab -e

MAILTO="bbb@bbb.com"
7 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/php -f /home/bbb/cron.php


crontab -l

bash

1

Cron job example

# This will kick off a cron job at 2:07am.

which $EDITOR
EDITOR=vi
export EDITOR

crontab -e

MAILTO="bbb@bbb.com"
7 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/php -f /home/bbb/cron.php


crontab -l

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• cron, 
• linux, 
• shell

// linux at command

> at 03:30 -v
> nohup php -f /x/x/x.php > /x/x/logs
> nohup php -f /rg/repos/trunk/import/importxx-2009.php > ~rbanh/importlogs2009
> (Ctrl+D)
> atq    // to view queue
> atrm 1 // cancel job 1
> at 1am tomorrow -v // tomorrow 1am

bash

1

linux AT command

// linux at command

> at 03:30 -v
> nohup php -f /x/x/x.php > /x/x/logs
> nohup php -f /rg/repos/trunk/import/importxx-2009.php > ~rbanh/importlogs2009
> (Ctrl+D)
> atq    // to view queue
> atrm 1 // cancel job 1
> at 1am tomorrow -v // tomorrow 1am

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• at, 
• cmd, 
• cron, 
• linux