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Posted by enko on 11/02/57 11:41
Our company has developed a web-app that needs the ability to run a
regular maintenance PHP script and use it also send out SMS/Email
alerts on a regular basis, say at exactly 9AM and 2PM without user
interaction. We're using shared hosting at the moment, so we have no
access anything more than our file directory on the server and our
database. To resolve this I've created a small vb.net app that accesses
the maintenance script on our server at the preset times, which sends
out the email and everything as it should. This is functional for now
but I see this as a short-term solution considering the possible
unreliability of running an app outside of the server on a home/office
computer, also the possible security risks involved. I was wondering if
anyone knew of a better solution. We're going to be upgrading to a
dedicated server within a few months and surely there is a way for the
server to automatically run a php script at regular intervals? Maybe
I'm just looking for the most difficult solution, but any help would be
appreciated.
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