Re: Trigger alternatives please ...
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texte = Ken, Webmin makes cron and apache setup easy on OSX and linux. also http://www.oreillynet.com/search/ search for cron osx all words within MacDevCenter.com - - - - - - curl curl can fire up a web page from the shell... eg cron can call a script that uses curl to call myusefulwebdna.tmpl wget can do the same thing. curl is more powerful. I've never used triggers on linux. I use wget on linux to call webdna from cron. I started before curl came along. Using webdna on linux since 4.x on osx, I use cron / curl to fire off templates. - Jim > > > I also found cronnix for osx here, it apparently provides a simple > aqua interface: > > http://www.koch-schmidt.de/cronnix/ > > I found an example in some other online cron documentation that > suggests that the proper way to load a browser page every 5 minutes > via cron is this, but if this is not right please feel free to correct > me since I'm only just beginning to learn ths stuff: > > 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * /usr/bin/open > 'http://domain.com/page.html' > > In cronnix there's a shortcut that apparently looks like this where > "*/5" means "every 5th minute": > > */5 * * * * /usr/bin/open 'http://domain.com/page.html' > > I don't know what curl does but if I don't need to use it I won't, > I'll just stick with cron if possible, assuming something like my > example above actually works. > > Kenneth Grome > WebDNA Programmer > Outsource Service Provider > Phone: +6332 255-6591 > > > > >> also in the terminal go >> >> man crontab >> man curl >> >> I also like to use webmin to manage my crontabs and much more. >> >> http://www.webmin.com >> >> >> On Jun 14, 2004, at 10:24 PM, Jesse Proudman wrote: >> >>> Search google. I'm not sure how to explain it. :) >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Ken, Webmin makes cron and apache setup easy on OSX and linux. also http://www.oreillynet.com/search/ search for cron osx all words within MacDevCenter.com - - - - - - curl curl can fire up a web page from the shell... eg cron can call a script that uses curl to call myusefulwebdna.tmpl wget can do the same thing. curl is more powerful. I've never used triggers on linux. I use wget on linux to call webdna from cron. I started before curl came along. Using webdna on linux since 4.x on osx, I use cron / curl to fire off templates. - Jim > > > I also found cronnix for osx here, it apparently provides a simple > aqua interface: > > http://www.koch-schmidt.de/cronnix/ > > I found an example in some other online cron documentation that > suggests that the proper way to load a browser page every 5 minutes > via cron is this, but if this is not right please feel free to correct > me since I'm only just beginning to learn ths stuff: > > 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * * /usr/bin/open > 'http://domain.com/page.html' > > In cronnix there's a shortcut that apparently looks like this where > "*/5" means "every 5th minute": > > */5 * * * * /usr/bin/open 'http://domain.com/page.html' > > I don't know what curl does but if I don't need to use it I won't, > I'll just stick with cron if possible, assuming something like my > example above actually works. > > Kenneth Grome > WebDNA Programmer > Outsource Service Provider > Phone: +6332 255-6591 > > > > >> also in the terminal go >> >> man crontab >> man curl >> >> I also like to use webmin to manage my crontabs and much more. >> >> http://www.webmin.com >> >> >> On Jun 14, 2004, at 10:24 PM, Jesse Proudman wrote: >> >>> Search google. I'm not sure how to explain it. :) >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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