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I want to add a scheduled email notification system in my project. I developed a php based registration system where the client and Realtor create a account. In the registration process the client and Realtor will enter their zipcodes.

Is there a way to create a php script that will automatically scan through the database to check and see if the client and Realtor zipcodes match, that will do this on a scheduled task and that will email the Realtor when a client zipcode matches the Realtor zipcode. I'm still a php newbie so please professional suggestions will help.

Robato Jazzo
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    What exactly have you heard about cron jobs? I think it may be time for you to read up on cron. – Aleks G Jan 04 '17 at 09:25
  • cron is a Linux utility which schedules a command or script on your server to run automatically at a specified time and date. A cron job is the scheduled task itself. Cron jobs can be very useful to automate repetitive tasks. - Host Gator – Robato Jazzo Jan 16 '17 at 05:29

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Your question has the answer . You write the code to generate the output and send mail in php. Now calling it on decided time period should be managed by cron, Its just a php page call on decided time which can be done by adding 1 line in crontab. Read following - http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2011/07/php-cron-job/

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