scheduler daemon?

[adamsbarker]

is it possible to have a php script running as a daemon in the
background that automatically performs something (ie, a php script)
when a file is updated in a specific folder/directory? if not, is there
something non-php that does this which can be set to automatically run
a php script when a file is modified?

thanks,
adam.

[Gordon Burditt]

>is it possible to have a php script running as a daemon in the

background that automatically performs something (ie, a php script)
when a file is updated in a specific folder/directory?
Command-line-only PHP does exist but it may not be present on
hosted sites if the host didn't build it. Such a script won't
"automatically perform"; it will need to check periodically and
do something if needed.
if not, is there
something non-php that does this which can be set to automatically run
a php script when a file is modified?

Cron can run a script periodically. The script still needs to check
and do something if needed.

Gordon L. Burditt

[Kenneth Downs]

adamsbarker wrote:

is it possible to have a php script running as a daemon in the
background that automatically performs something (ie, a php script)
when a file is updated in a specific folder/directory? if not, is there
something non-php that does this which can be set to automatically run
a php script when a file is modified?

thanks,
adam.

got linux? check out cron.
--
Kenneth Downs
Secure Data Software, Inc.
(Ken)nneth@(Sec)ure(Dat)a(.com)

[Colin McKinnon]

Gordon Burditt wrote:

is it possible to have a php script running as a daemon in the
background that automatically performs something (ie, a php script)
when a file is updated in a specific folder/directory?

Command-line-only PHP does exist but it may not be present on
hosted sites if the host didn't build it. Such a script won't
"automatically perform"; it will need to check periodically and
do something if needed.

Quack - oops. Thanks for playing.

There's nothing to stop you writing a daemon in PHP. Although if it's not a
server process I'd use cron as well.

background that automatically performs something (ie, a php script)
when a file is updated in a specific folder/directory?

There are some (non-PHP) tools out there which are designed for exactly this
purpose. Some intercept the writes, some poll changes - either way, these
might be a more sensible starting place then cron (they will (appear to)
operate synchronously with the event). Check out dazuko, FAM and Gamin

C.

[sharma]

Hi,

Check this tutorial...
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/introducing-cron/

Thanks,
Sharma

http://www.omnitutorials.com/tutorials/