How can I write a PHP cron script?

Question

I\'m sorry if this is a silly question, but in reality I have no clue.

I wrote this app to compress and move files from a client\'s PC to a master PC.
It works

Answer 1

To add a cronjob in linux do this:

# crontab -e if vi is your editor press i to enter text and esc to exit. Use :w to save your changes and :q to quit. If nano is your choosen editor, then use strg+o for saving and str+x for closing.

Anyway add this line to the bodom of the file: */5 * * * * php runScript.php

It will be called every 5min.

* * * * * php /path/to/file/runScript.php
┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ └──── Day of the week (0-7, Sunday is 0 or 7)
│ │ │ └────── Month (1-12)
│ │ └──────── Day (1-31)
│ └────────── Hour (0-23)
└──────────── Minute (0-59) 

That should be it :)