running a php task every 24 hours

Question

I have some functions that use curl to pull information off a couple of sites and insert them into my database. I was just wondering what is the best way to go about executi

Answer 1

This is exactly what Cron (linux) or Scheduled Tasks (windows) are for.

You can run them on your application server to keep everything in one place.

For example, I have a cron running on my home server to backup its MySQL databases every day. Only one system is involved in this process.