Unlink .txt file every 2 hours

[AnonLeo]

I was looking at the PHP site and found the "unlink" script

what I want is a time script to automatically unlink my "usernames.txt" file every 2 hours

Is it possible to do that?

Thanks

 

[bartosimpsonio]

Yeah. Search for "cron" - you can customize the crontab to any period you want. Then a cron job can run your script every 2 hours.

 

[AnonLeo]

That's what they told me on Stackoverflow, but I don't understand the corn and how it works :/

 

[cr0n1k]

That's what they told me on Stackoverflow, but I don't understand the corn and how it works :/

there you go,is your best friend

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cron+tutorial+

 

[mypmmail]

Just for your info.

There is a slight difference between cron returned by google to the cron you implement on a shared hosting.

Technically, there isn't a difference.
But on shared hosting, you cannot access the shell directly, thus, you need to set the cron job through the cpanel or plesk, which is a more user friendly interface, to achieve the same result.
Logically, the cpanel version is more user friendly, thus, if you master the command line version, the cpanel should not be a problem.

 

[AnonLeo]

I have a cpanel (VPS), I searched for "corn" and didn't find any results :/

 

[laowai]

Try to search "cron" not "corn" and you will find what you need

 

[jazzc]

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[netbull2007]

every cPanel supports cron jobs. this basicly is a program witch runs on specific time interval /you configurate that/ and run a php file with the unlick function.

 

[gtownfunk]

Has anyone found the corn job yet? Poor guy is going to never be able to schedule a task without thinking about Nebraska...

gtownfunk

 

[TorrentCoder]

I was looking at the PHP site and found the "unlink" script

what I want is a time script to automatically unlink my "usernames.txt" file every 2 hours

Is it possible to do that?

Thanks

Simply create a PHP file with the unlink method and set the cron as: 0 */2 * * * /path-to-php-file