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Cron is for *nix. &nbsp;Windows doesn't have cron. &nbsp;It has its own scheduling.
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Cron is for *nix.  Windows doesn't have cron.  It has its own scheduling.

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Dear experts,<br />
I wanted to know how can i do a scheduled tasks but now i know that the only solution is cron.<br />
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my problem is now <br />
where can i write down this line so that it can be executed ?<br />
* * * * * /path/to/scriptname.php<br />
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btw im using xampp apache server on windows 7 and using php.<br />
<br />
thanks in advance.
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Dear experts,
I wanted to know how can i do a scheduled tasks but now i know that the only solution is cron.

my problem is now 
where can i write down this line so that it can be executed ?
* * * * * /path/to/scriptname.php

btw im using xampp apache server on windows 7 and using php.

thanks in advance.

where to write my CRON commands on windows 7 (localhost) ?

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