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Nov 19.2007

is there any way i can make this timed on a server when clicking it, so when i click the “build” it (shows a timer would be great) and takes 1 hour before the quest is carryed out on the server, i hope this still carrys out even when a user has logged out/ goes to other pages.

[code=php]mysql_query(“UPDATE users SET money=money-‘$train_money’, units=units+’$train_s’ WHERE id=’$user[id]'”);[/code]

any help will be very happy, ive read so much about time() but it doesnt talk about sceduling something on a server etc.

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@mitchellauthorNov 20.2007 — im happy with anything you can say, anything
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@gpm1982Nov 20.2007 — hmm you can either use cronjob or write a script and then run as background process
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@mitchellauthorNov 20.2007 — does anyone know how i can run a timed background process on a server
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@spliffNov 20.2007 — cronjob should do the trick
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@mitchellauthorNov 20.2007 — can someone tell me how to do it so when a user clicks a button it is loged and then at the required time it updates the required feild?
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@TheRaveNov 21.2007 — The best way would be to create a standing cron job as the others have said.

Setting up a cron job depends on your host. For example if you have cPanel hosting there is a section under "cron". (I suggest you google "cron" for more information).

The standing cron job can then be set to executate every 5-15mins and depending on timestamps execute the SQL query.
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