Automatically run PHP files

[andrewsmd]

I have an ISAPI server for PHP installed on a Windows machine. Is there anyway I can schedule PHP files to execute at a certain time. These PHP files don't need to output anything to a web browser or any kind of user end output, just execute the code. Thanks,

[Receptional Andy]

If you can run the PHP executable you can setup scheduled tasks within the control panel and specify the file for PHP to open, e.g

C:\PHP\php.exe "C:\scripts\myphp.php" at the command line

[andrewsmd]

That was exactly what I needed. Thanks,

[cosmoyoda]

For those that might use this article for reference in the future, what you're looking for is called a Cron Job.
You can setup a cron job easily, especially if you are paying for Web Hosting, I'm sure the cPanel of your hosting company has an easy interface to implement a cron job.

As for people who have their own server, google "Cron Job" and the name of your server environment and you should find a sample code pretty easily.