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Is it Possible to make a script that automatically runs even without loading the page that can update the values of the database based on the time condition? how?

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You can use php as a regular script, you don't have to load a page. Combine that with cron and you can have your php script call the same function that gets called by your web page (or whatever updates to the DB you need – Juan Mendes Dec 5 '12 at 3:14

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You can use a cron job. It will automatically run depending on your settings, it can run as often as every minute or as rarely as once a year. It is totally up to you.

Usually it is easy to set up so you should not have any problems with that.

We need more details about your set up though.

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can I set it up using localhost for testing it before uploading it to the host server? what are the things that i need to remember in installng cron job? please help.. – Bryan Giray Dec 8 '12 at 3:11
@BryanGiray What is your local setup? – Teodor Talov Dec 8 '12 at 19:18
just the typical xampp localhost. how complicated it is to install? – Bryan Giray Dec 9 '12 at 15:32

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