How to run PHP script from Crona?

Question

PHP

Good day.
The task is next. Get a value from the user for how long to run a specific PHP script. The data gets into MySQL.
How can I transfer data from the database to Cron? Or maybe there are some other solutions?
Thank you for your attention.

Answer 1

DmitryNnov , is the database required at all? If it is possible to modify the script that writes to the database, then you can entrust this task to this very script. Or if a database is needed (for example, to display information in the admin panel), then the following logic can be used:
1) The script writes to the database
2) The same script adds a task to cron using shell_exec (like this https://stackoverflow.com/questions /16957789/cront... )