Posted by Martin Lucas-Smith on 01/30/06 18:02

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, d wrote:

> > I'm on the economy 'shared server' program with Godaddy. There's no
> > root and no cron job available to me...ergh! I want to make a daily
> > check on my mysql db (check a field to see if any users need to
> > recieve a notification email). I called godaddy and they said there
> > are no other tools available (on my plan) for scheduled tasks to run
> > server side scripts. I've thought of a twisted workaround but want get
> > some feedback on if there's a better/easier way. Here's my solution:
> >
> > 1. Have a scheduled task on my xp home box daily that points to a
> > utility I have called iOpus File Downloader.

Would it not be cheaper simply to upgrade to a more sensible hosting plan
with a half-decent host that actually does what you need to do, rather
than leaving your home PC on all the time as well as wasting your time
setting all this up?


Martin

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