[RESOLVED] Timer Loop

[DaemonProjects]

Hello,

Is there a way I can have php echo out a string every 30 mins? I have a script that runs 24/7 without being turned off. Thing is the server will close its connection if the script idles.

thanks D

[laserlight]

Use a scheduler like cron to run the script every 30 minutes.

Actually, if you are going to print a string every 30 minutes... who's going to receive the message?

[DaemonProjects]

laserlight;10897467 wrote:

Use a scheduler like cron to run the script every 30 minutes.

Actually, if you are going to print a string every 30 minutes... who's going to receive the message?

well that's the thing is a command line application, its actually a bot for a chat. It will send .w to the server, to let the server know its ok. So a cron wont work. I'm using fsocket.

[DaemonProjects]

I got it, I did this

before loop
//Start uptime
$script_start = microtime_float();
$_SESSION["time"] = ($script_start+200.0000);

in loop
// respond to server so we dont get idle kick
if ($SESSION["time"] <= $script_end) {
$SESSION["time"] = ($script_end+200.0000);
//fputs($fp, trim(".w")." \n");
fputs($fp, idletalk()." \n");
fflush($fp);
}