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S Ahmad
228 PointsHow to load Python Code to a server?
Hi Guys,
I'm fairly competent with Python but I've never 'uploaded code' to a server before and have it run automatically.
I'm working on a project that would require some code to be running 24/7. At certain points of the day, if a criteria is met, a process is started. For example: a database may contain records of what time each user wants to receive a daily newsletter (for some subjective reason) - the code would at the right time of day send the newsletter to the correct person. But of course, all of this is running out on a Cloud.
Any help would be appreciated - even correcting my entire formulation of the problem! If you know how to do this in any other language - please reply with your solutions!
Thanks Guys!
2 Answers
Alan Johnson
7,625 PointsHi Sohalb! It sounds like what you're wanting is a cron job. Here's the documentation for crontab, the way you configure cron jobs on Linux and Unix servers.
Basically, with a cron job you can kick off a new process up to every minute. When that process starts, you would check the database to see what newsletters need to be sent, and then you'd send them.
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any additional questions.
S Ahmad
228 PointsThanks Alan!