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Old 03-29-2011
Run bash script from webhost
If I have a script like this:

Code:
while true
do
wget www.***.com >> file
sleep 3600
done

Is it possible to upload it to a webhost and have it run indefinitely.

I have a hostgator account. How do I do this?
# 2  
Old 03-29-2011
Well does your web hosting have a cron application that you can use ?
It depends, cause not all of them give you the option to run cron jobs. If you can, and you have a cron job with your web hosting plan, you can run the script with a cron ..
Newbie: Intro to cron
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