How do you use a cron job to make a PHP script inside an HTML page repeat every minute?

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I have my HTML page with a few PHP scripts inside, I would like one of those scripts to repeat every minute. I created a new "minute.php" file and I would like to make it call the script every minute. I don't get in which file I have to put the script that I want to run every second, in the original HTML page or in the "minute.php" file. Where do I put the * * * * * ... line ?

You should put php file in cron as it will have logic. HTML file is just the output. — Disha V., Aug 01 '15 at 09:53
cron job depends on server you are using. this is for linux - http://askubuntu.com/questions/2368/how-do-i-set-up-a-cron-job — Harish Lalwani, Aug 01 '15 at 09:54

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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If you are expecting the change in HTML after each minute use setInterval and not Cron Job.

Call jQuery Ajax Request Each X Minutes

You can use the built-in javascript setInterval.

var ajax_call = function() {
  //your jQuery ajax code
};

var interval = 1000 * 60 * X; // where X is your every X minutes

setInterval(ajax_call, interval);

or if you are the more terse type ...

setInterval(function() {
  //your jQuery ajax code
}, 1000 * 60 * X); // where X is your every X minutes

ajax_call above can be ajax call to minute.php.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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Thanks, I'll try that. Do I put this script in the HTML file itself ? – LeoQLF Aug 01 '15 at 10:23
@LeoFillioux yes, its a javascript, so yes in script tag. – Jigar Aug 01 '15 at 10:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 01 '15 at 10:05

You could reside your minute.php script in any place you desire. Like /var/www/site/cron/minute.php for example.

To execute this script you may execute binary php program and pass it the path to the script as argument like the following:

$ /path/to/php /var/www/site/cron/minute.php

To run this command every minute you have to add the following record in crontab:

* * * * * /path/to/php /var/www/site/cron/minute.php

Note that the path to the script should be absolute.

How do you use a cron job to make a PHP script inside an HTML page repeat every minute?

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