task scheduler php page

Anon

For example, I need to use windowns task scheduler to schedule to run 10 different php pages every day.

Instead of add these 10 different php pages into the task scheduler. I am thinking about add one master page into the task scheduler.

Every day, the windowns task sceduler will run this master page only.

And then this master page will call the other 10 php pages automatically.

How can i write this master page?

Hui

Anon

In the master page, you can:

include the 10 php pages:

include("page.php"); // this will execute the file, and include it - so beware of variable redefinitions and things like that

or -
use system("php.exe page.php") will execute PHP with the script.

Diego

Anon

Diego:

but if i don't want them all run in the master page.

i want master page call the other 10 pages and run them separately.

such as master.php will call http://www.foo.com,
http://www.foo1.com,
http://www.foo2.com...

and these pages will run separately.

how?

1)
can i open 10 new windows in the master page, every window run one page i want to call and closed them when i finish?

2)
if i call php.exe master.php? it will run in command line. do i have to close window or something? i don't want 30 days later when i come to my server there are 30 windows open there.

Thanks, Diego, you have helped solve an important issue in one of my project.

Hui

Anon

and these pages will run separately. how?

If the PHP scripts are on another server, then you can't use my second method (the system() function). But you can still use the first method. Yes, the result will be added to the master page, and you could say that "they all run in the master page", but what's the difference? This master script is supposed to run in the background, so it doesn't matter where they are ran, as long as they are ran.

no, PHP can't close windows
I'm not sure, coz I never used the task scheduler with PHP, but you can make a test script to figure out the answer on your own.

Diego

Anon

Are you wanting all 10 pages to pop up when the master page is called? It would be nicer to provide links so that only the ones wanted need to be opened.

If you do want all ten pages to pop up when the page loads, that's a bit of javascript:

Anon

diego:

the reason i want them not ran at the same page is like you pointed out in your first answer. i don't want to redefine the variables etc. i want the master page run like a black box. i don't have to check and modify these 10 called pages to see if there are any variables conflicts. i just want to add the called pages to the master page and these pages will be called when master page is running.

i think the answer Grumbler gave out will work, use javascript to open new windows for these called pages and close the windows after the page executed.

thanks diego.

hui

Anon

Remember that the web server will see all these pages as entirely seperate HTTP transactions, with nothing to say that they have anything to do with each other.

You will want the master page to set up some session data to identify the user that the other ten pages can ask for, so that you can keep track of which user each page request that comes in is associated with.