How can I execute PHP in the background of my server?

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I'm new to server-side programming and running a server in general, and I'm using xampp. I have a hellp.php file in the htdocs directory of xampp, and that's how I run my PHP code. However what I'm looking for, is to have some PHP code execute in the background of my server (not on a webpage). I'm looking for a sort of php application that just runs in the background and does stuff whenever the server starts up.

For example, in this case I want to retrieve some data from Facebook's Graph (a list of conversations from a facebook page) every X seconds and store it in a SQL database somewhere. How can I accomplish this?

CRON can execute PHP files for items like this. Look up how to create a cronjob. — aynber, Apr 22 '19 at 18:16

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 22 '19 at 18:18

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Linux

If you're on linux, you can create a cron job as described here by @IliaRostovtsev.

Windows

If you're on windows, use scheduled tasks as described here by @Pierre.

answered Apr 22 '19 at 18:18

Jonathan Gagne

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How can I execute PHP in the background of my server?

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