Cron alternative?

[Kasabian]

is there an Alternative to crons?

if so can you post how

Thanks

[Guest Anonymous]

Re: Cron alternative?

Yes there is you can use time() but i do not know much about it maybe look it up.

[Isomerizer]

Re: Cron alternative?

Yep, php time stamps.

http://uk.php.net/time

Some mathematical knowledge may be required.

I've never actually used time stamps, when it comes to the time i'll attempt to learn.

[AlabamaHit]

Re: Cron alternative?

if your host is mad about the one minute cron get rid of it...

change your hospital and jail times to multibles of 5 using an array

and then use the 5 min cron to lower there times by 5 min...

[Floydian]

Re: Cron alternative?

we did a lengthy discussion about cron alternatives, search the forum for it. it should be easy to find

 

for hosp times

it goes like this

 

hosp time = time() + 60 * $random;

where $random is your random number of minutes you want them in hosp.

 

then,

if (hosp time > time()) { you're still in hosp}

 

it's super simple. there is no one minute, or five minute cron on my game, and hosp and jail time are not run by crons at all.

a benefit to this, is hosp time and jail time is exact to the second

check it out on my game some time.

if you have less than 3 minutes in hosp/jail, the seconds left is display with the minute.

:D

[Joel]

Re: Cron alternative?

 

we did a lengthy discussion about cron alternatives, search the forum for it. it should be easy to find

 

for hosp times

it goes like this

 

hosp time = time() + 60 * $random;

where $random is your random number of minutes you want them in hosp.

 

then,

if (hosp time > time()) { you're still in hosp}

 

it's super simple. there is no one minute, or five minute cron on my game, and hosp and jail time are not run by crons at all.

a benefit to this, is hosp time and jail time is exact to the second

check it out on my game some time.

if you have less than 3 minutes in hosp/jail, the seconds left is display with the minute.

:D

well said!

[AlabamaHit]

Re: Cron alternative?

Very well said...I was trying give them an easy way out lol