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setup conrjob for php

hello there,
I have a little php script that is ran every 5 minutes from cronjob..
I would like to know how can I make something so that its ran every 24 hours..

for example:
there is a log file that says "Finished at 12:13am" then when cron hits 12:15am it should run the script..
the php script usually takes 3 minutes to finish running so when its done it should write "Finished at 12:18am"..
im trying to make a cronjob that can run about 2 minutes after 24hrs..
I know how to setup the cronjob to run every 5 minutes I need help and ideas with the php code..

Dave Baldwin

The cronjob sets the timing, not the PHP.

COBOLdinosaur

In crontab put

15 00 * * * pathToJob

change "pathToJob" to the name of the script

will run at 12:15 am everyday

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XK8ER

ASKER

you guys dont understand what im trying to accomplish..

XK8ER

ASKER

if I run the php script at 12:15am and it finished at 12:18pm and then I run it at 12:15am the next day then its 23 hours and 57 minutes.. not 24 hours..
that why I need it to run at 12:15am then 12:20 the next day then 12:25 the next so on ..

XK8ER

ASKER

**12:15am and it finished at 12:18am

Dave Baldwin

Cron isn't going to do that for you.

COBOLdinosaur

Cron is not dynamic. You tell it when and it does the job but it has to be a hard value there are no variables in cron.

Cd&

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