Execute method in global.asax every few minutes

Question

What is the most effective way to execute a method in the Global.asax file every x number of minutes? Is there a way to have the ASP.NET server run a background thread that

Answer 1

you could use combination of HTTPModule and ASP.NET TIMER to do this

http://technico.qnownow.com/2012/04/06/create-custom-http-module-to-periodically-refresh-cache-or-some-other-work/

(or)

You could use AJAX Timer control .

http://technico.qnownow.com/2012/06/12/refresh-gridview-intervals-using-ajax-timer/