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A cron job can be set up to automatically run a
script(s) within
your cgi-local directory (if available). We can schedule
one cron
job per account to run between the hours of 2:00AM and
4:00AM ET
on a daily basis. To request a cron job, you will first need
to create a shell script which includes the system path to
the script(s)
you wish to have executed.
Example:
#!/bin/sh
/u/web/userid/cgi-local/script1.pl
/u/web/userid/cgi-local/script2.pl
In the example above, two scripts located within the
account's cgi-local
directory will be run. You can add or subtract lines
depending on
how many scripts you wish to have executed. Be sure to
substitute
the userid of the site in question. URLs or references to
server
numbers (e.g. /www23/testco/... will NOT work.)
The newly created shell script must be named
"cron.sh"
and be uploaded to your hosting account's cgi-local
directory in
ASCII transfer mode. When complete, send your
request to Technical
Support. If desired, you can specify a time between the
hours of
2:00AM and 4:00AM ET that you would like the cron job to
be scheduled.
If no time is specified, the cron job will be scheduled to
run sometime
during that period of time.
Once your cron job is scheduled, you can update your
cron.sh as
needed without contacting Technical Support unless you
wish to change
the scheduled run time.
C compilations
We can run only two C compilations for you. As such,
we suggest
Perl as an alternative scripting language. C++ is NOT
supported.
If you would like to implement code that is written in C,
you will
first need to create and upload a makefile to
your hostings
account's cgi-local directory along with the source code.
Once the
makefile and code has been uploaded, you will need to
contact Technical
Support request that we compile the code. Note: You
must create
the makefile; we cannot compile the code without a
makefile.
The code for a simple makefile is included below. If
you need
further information on creating makefiles, we suggest
that you review
the 'make' documentation or consult a tutorial on the
'make' program.
We are unable to assist in the creation or editing of the
makefile.
The following is a samle makefike:
CC=cc AR=ar
test: test.cgi
test.cgi: test.h test.c ${CC} -o test.cgi test.c
Other Resources
DOS
based Perl editor
comp.lang.perl.misc
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi
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