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What is cron? And what use can I make of it?
Cron is a program which runs tasks scheduled for execution according to a desired timetable. It is useful for nightly database updates, regular backups etc.
The usage itself is very easy. Pick a script to be executed and the exact time of the execution. If you leave an asterisk in some place, the script will be executed "always" (e.g. * in Day means "every day", i.e. Sun-Sat).

Note: It is often desired to use other scripts too, for example those you use to log into the DB. For these "includes" use for instance: require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/something.php'); (because cron doesn't know where exactly your directory is.

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