Thread: time triggering

Hi list,

I wonder if there's an intrinsic possibility to trigger a function
based on time (let's say every 5 minutes) independently from any
connection - or am I obliged to do that from an external script
triggered by a cron?

JY
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Jean-Yves F. Barbier <12ukwn@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I wonder if there's an intrinsic possibility to trigger a function
> based on time (let's say every 5 minutes) independently from any
> connection - or am I obliged to do that from an external script
> triggered by a cron?

Yeah, use CRON.


Andreas
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